Ahmadi defendant ready to hear verdict
The Jakarta Post
Deden Darmawan Sudjana, a defendant in the case of a deadly mob attack on Ahmadiyah followers in Cikeusik, Banten, looked calm and said he was ready to hear the verdict at the Serang District Court on Monday.
Deden, however, acknowledged that he was worried about the possibility of facing a heavier sentence.
"What if the panel of judges imposes a heavier sentence than the prosecutors' demanded?" Deden said.
On August 3, prosecutors demanded nine months' imprisonment for Deden, the only Ahmadi taken to trial in the case, after he was accused of breaching the Criminal Code Article 160 on inciting hatred and Article 351 (1) on physical abuse.
Police dispatched officers from Banten City Police and Serang District Police to secure the trial.
However, neither Ahmadiyah followers nor Islamic hardliner groups appeared to hear the verdict.
On February 6, Ahmadiyah followers were set upon by angered residents who objected to their religion, which they say goes against "pure" Islam.
Hundreds of people attacked 21 Ahmadis, killing three of them, and injuring at least five, while ransacking and setting an Ahmadi house ablaze. (lfr)
Deden Darmawan Sudjana, a defendant in the case of a deadly mob attack on Ahmadiyah followers in Cikeusik, Banten, looked calm and said he was ready to hear the verdict at the Serang District Court on Monday.
Deden, however, acknowledged that he was worried about the possibility of facing a heavier sentence.
"What if the panel of judges imposes a heavier sentence than the prosecutors' demanded?" Deden said.
On August 3, prosecutors demanded nine months' imprisonment for Deden, the only Ahmadi taken to trial in the case, after he was accused of breaching the Criminal Code Article 160 on inciting hatred and Article 351 (1) on physical abuse.
Police dispatched officers from Banten City Police and Serang District Police to secure the trial.
However, neither Ahmadiyah followers nor Islamic hardliner groups appeared to hear the verdict.
On February 6, Ahmadiyah followers were set upon by angered residents who objected to their religion, which they say goes against "pure" Islam.
Hundreds of people attacked 21 Ahmadis, killing three of them, and injuring at least five, while ransacking and setting an Ahmadi house ablaze. (lfr)
