ICJR Send Amicus Curiae To Light The Bharada E Verdict

Director of the Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) Erasmus Napitupulu (left)/VIA ANTARA

JAKARTA - Director of the Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) Erasmus Napitupulu together with PILNET and ELSAM sent amicus theft or court friends to the South Jakarta District Court so that the sentence of Richard IDX (Bharada E) was lower than the other defendants. "As soon as Bharada E is considered a justice collaborator, the decision given should be the lightest decision from the other defendants," Erasmus told reporters at the South Jakarta District Court, Jakarta, Antara, Monday, January 30. Erasmus explained that although the trial was still ongoing and 12 years was the prosecutor's demand, the ICJR sent amicus theft as a form of public support to the court to give the fairest decision. ICJR assesses that judges and public prosecutors have treated Bharada E well during the trial process. Erasmus also said that LPSK had carried out its duties well when giving a special protection side. However, when the prosecutor charged him with imprisonment for 12 years, Erasmus considered that the charges showed that the prosecutor was inconsistent. This is because the demands of Bharada E are 4 years longer than Putri Candrawathi (8 years), Ricky Rizal (8 years), and Strong Ma’ruf (8 years). "We feel that these demands are less consistent, although we support the role of the prosecutor's office as the main controller of the trial case, we fully support the role of the prosecutor's office, in fact we ask the prosecutor's office to be more consistent," said Erasmus. Erasmus should have continued, the punishment for Bharada E was lighter than other perpetrators. For Erasmus, a light verdict for Bharada E is important for court practices in Indonesia in the future. There are many cases that require the role of justice collaborators, especially organized crime cases. "So that judges can also see that the practice of juctice collaborator is very important, especially in organized crimes such as corruption cases, narcotics, juctice collaborators are very, very important," said Erasmus. Bharada E is a defendant in the premeditated murder case of Brigadier Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat (Brigadier J). In the previous trial, Wednesday (18/1), the public prosecutor, according to Bharada E, was sentenced to 12 years in prison.