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FPI driver gets two years for death of teacher
Sony Hariyono, a driver who was hired by the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) during a sweep in Kendal regency, Central Java, in July, has been sentenced to two years in prison for crashing his car into a group of people and causing the death of a local teacher
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ony Hariyono, a driver who was hired by the IslamDefenders Front (FPI) during a sweep in Kendal regency, Central Java, in July,has been sentenced to two years in prison for crashing his car into a group ofpeople and causing the death of a local teacher.
'The defendant is guilty of causing injuries to several people and the death of one,' said presiding judge Fathul Bari at the Semarang District Court on Thursday. Sony was also ordered to pay a Rp 1 million (US$83) fine.
Sony's lawyer, Ihwan Tuankotta, said that his client accepted the verdict and sentence, while prosecutor Fik Fik Zulrofik said he would consider whether to appeal the sentence. In the July incident a riot broke out in Sukorejo village in Kendal when residents tried to block members of the Temanggung branch of the FPI conducting raids in the village's red-light district. Two FPI members, an FPI driver and four residents have been brought to justice.
