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he Jakarta Police handed over the murder case dossier against Apriyani Susanti to the Jakarta Prosecutor’s Office for the second time on Friday, police spokesman Sr. Comr. Rikwanto revealed Sunday.

The dossier had been submitted to the prosecutor’s office earlier this month but was returned to the police as it lacked enough evidence to proceed to trial.

“We have gathered two more expert witnesses to secure the case, prior to re-submitting the dossier on Friday,” Rikwanto said.

It has been alleged that Apriyani was driving a Daihatsu Xenia minivan at around 100 kilometers per hour when she swerved off the road and plowed into several pedestrians in Gambir, Central Jakarta, on Jan. 22.

Nine people were killed and another four were left injured in the accident.

Rikwanto said that the two witnesses added to the dossier were criminal law experts Andi Hamzah of Trisakti University and Chairul Huda of the Jakarta Muhammadiyah University.

Rikwanto refused to disclose what evidence Andi and Chairul had added to the dossier to make it complete.

If the prosecutors believe the dossier to be complete and were ready to proceed with the case, the police will move the suspect to the prosecutors’ detention facility at the state prison, while the prosecutors register the case with the court.

Following their investigation, police alleged that Apriyani, along with three friends who were in the car at the time of the crash, had consumed ecstasy pills and alcohol prior to the horrific accident.

All four have been charged with drug abuse under the 2009 Narcotics Law and could face between four- and 12-years’ imprisonment, as well as between Rp 800 million (US$89,600) and Rp 8 billion in fines if found guilty.

Aside from the narcotics charge, Apriyani has also been charged under the 2009 Traffic Law for reckless driving resulting in death, driving without a valid license and registration, and speeding.

She could face up to six years in prison or up to Rp 12 million in fines if found guilty.

The police have also charged her with murder under the Criminal Code, which carries a penalty of 15-years’ imprisonment.

The drug abuse case has been handled by the Jakarta Police’s narcotics directorate, while the traffic police has been handling the traffic and murder cases.

The narcotics dossier was submitted to the prosecutors’ office in mid-February.

Charging a reckless driver with murder is not unprecedented in the country.

In 1994, a Metromini bus driver who caused the deaths of 33 people after his vehicle plunged into the polluted Sunter River in North Jakarta was convicted of murder and sentenced to 15 years in jail.