Vonis Mati Ferdy Sambo, Ibu Brigadier J: Terima Kasih

Joshua Hutabarat's mother alias Brigadier J, Rosti Simanjuntak attended the trial of the verdicts of the defendants Ferdy Sambo and Putri Candrawathi/PHOTO; Rizky Adytia-VOI

JAKARTA - The mother of Brigadier J, Rosti Simanjuntak, was unable to hold back tears when a judge at the South Jakarta District Court sentenced Ferdy Sambo to death. Accompanied by the attorney for Kamaruddin Simanjuntak's family, Rosty seemed to be holding a photo of his son after the judge read out the verdict. To the media crew, Rosty did not talk much when asked questions. Only tears continued to flow. When leaving the chair in the courtroom, Rosty also only said two words in response to the verdict. "Thank you... Thank you," said Rosty briefly at the South Jakarta District Court, Monday, February 13. Apart from thanks, Rosty also continues to say the word 'grate' for the judge's verdict. Ferdy Sambo was sentenced to death by the South Jakarta District Court judge. "The defendant Ferdy Sambo has been legally and convincingly proven guilty of committing a crime, participating in premeditated murder... together," said Chief Judge Wahyu Iman Santosa in a trial reading Ferdy Sambo's decision at the South Jakarta District Court, Monday, February 13. In its decision, the panel of judges believes that Ferdy Sambo has violated Article 340 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph 1 to (1) of the Criminal Code. According to the panel of judges, considering mitigating and burdensome things when deciding for Ferdy Sambo. For burdensome matters, Ferdy Sambo is considered complicated when giving testimony. He also committed a crime against his own aide and caused tremendous noise. Ferdy Sambo is also considered to tarnish and drag many police officers into a legal case. Then, did not admit his actions. "There is nothing mitigating," said the presiding judge.