Finally, The Police Ensnared The Son Of A Member Of The House Of Representatives Ronald Tannur, An Early Persecutor Of Sera Afrianti, With Articles Of Murder

Gregorius Ronald Tannur is a suspect in the murder of Dini Sera Afrianti at the Surabaya Police, East Java, Friday (6/10/2023). ANTARA/Dik Suhartono

SURABAYA - Gregorius Ronald Tannur, a suspect in the persecution case that led to the death of Dini Sera Afrianti, was finally charged with Article 338 concerning murder.

The series of articles is based on the results of the reconstruction and the results of the case title held by the investigative team on Tuesday, October 10, 2023.

"Article 338, we found several new facts which were then carried out by the case title and several inputs, and we finally concluded," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Surabaya Police, AKBP Hendro Sukmono, in Surabaya, Wednesday, October 11.

It is known that the son of a member of Commission IV of the DPR from the PKB faction, Edward Tannur, from East Nusa Tenggara, was previously charged with Article 351 paragraph 3 of the Criminal Code. Article 351 of the Criminal Code is an article that regulates persecution.

The third paragraph reads "The persecution that resulted in death and was sentenced to a maximum prison sentence of seven years". In the third paragraph, it is explained that the crime that resulted in death was not the initial goal of the perpetrator.

However, Ronald is currently charged with Article 338 of the Criminal Code regarding the murder of a subsidiary to Article 351 paragraph 3. The article reads "Whoever deliberately takes the life of another person is threatened with murder with a maximum imprisonment of 15 years".

Hendro mentioned several new facts, namely, Ronald was known to have committed violence against the victim while in the elevator. Then Ronald was judged to have deliberately run his car, while the victim was leaning, which resulted in the victim being run over.

The new facts, continued Hendro, were revealed during the reconstruction on Tuesday night. Then on Tuesday night, the police conducted a case title and finally concluded that they were charged with Article 338 subsidiary Article 351 paragraph 3 of the Criminal Code.

"That there was indeed an act of violence in the elevator, there was indeed a perpetrator who saw the victim on the side of the vehicle, and invited him into the car to go home. However, there was no word of alert, where there was a possibility, the perpetrator moved his car so that it injured the victim," he said.