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Death sentence sought for Malaysian in drug smuggling case
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Prosecutors have demanded the death sentence for a Malaysian citizen, Ong Bok Seong, 67, for drug smuggling at the Sanggau District Court in West Kalimantan. (Shutterstock/File)
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Malaysian citizen, Ong Bok Seong, 67, may face the death penalty as prosecutors demanded the death sentence in a drug trafficking case involving 11.3 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine in a hearing at the Sanggau District Court in Pontianak, West Kalimantan.
"This is the third time the defendant has been involved in smuggling drugs into Indonesia," one of the prosecutors, Ulfan Yustian Arif, was quoted saying by Antara news agency on Thursday.
Ong was previously arrested for allegedly smuggling 2 kilograms of crystal meth into the country.
Along with Ong, an alleged Indonesian accomplice, Abang Hendry Gunawan aka Een, was charged in the same case. Prosecutors demanded 20 years in prison and a Rp 1 billion of fine for Een.
According to Ulfan, prosecutors see Ong as having played a bigger role in the case.
The lawyer for both defendants, Munawar Rahim, said his team was preparing a response to the demand. (dmr)
