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Drug courier sentenced to death in Jambi
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Five suspects charged with distributing crystal methamphetamine appear during a press conference at the Jakarta Police's narcotics unit on Oct. 8. More than 20 kilograms of crystal meth were also presented. (Antara/Puspa Perwitasari)
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xceeding the demand of prosecutors, the Kuala Tungkal District Court in the Jambi regency of West Tanjungjbung has sentenced to death a 30-year-old man found guilty of drug offenses.
The court handed down on “defendant Dranny Putrawira aka Putra aka Puput Bin Zaitul Ikhlas the death penalty,” presiding judge Achmad Peten Sili read out the verdict on Thursday.
Prosecutors had sought a life sentence for Dranny.
The resident of Batam, Riau Islands, is one of four defendants indicted for distributing 8.5 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine.
All four were found guilty of violating the 2009 Narcotics Law.
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The second defendant, 27-year-old Feri Sarah Rahyan, aka Fika, also from Batam, was sentenced to 15 years in prison and Rp 10 billion (US$740,000) in fines or an additional six months in prison.
That sentence was lighter than the 18 years of imprisonment sought by the prosecutors.
The other two defendants, Hery Kushartanto, aka Heri, and Erwin Syahrudin, who were tried separately, were each sentenced to 12 years in prison and Rp 10 billion in fines.
Prosecutors had sought 17 years of imprisonment for each of the two.
Dranny and Hery said they would file appeals, while Erwin said he accepted the verdict. Fika, meanwhile, said she had not decided yet whether to file an appeal or not.
Dranny was caught carrying crystal meth upon arrival at Kuala Tungkal Port from Batam on Feb. 27. The investigation led to the arrest of the other three. (bbs)
