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Mastermind of Bengkalis murder sentenced to death
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Heinous crime: Heryanto, 28, attends a trial at the Bengkalis District Court on Nov.22. He has been sentenced to death for the premeditated murder of Bayu Santoso. (Antara/Aswaddy Hamid)
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he Bengkalis District Court in Riau has sentenced to death the mastermind behind the killing of a man whose body was found mutilated on Rupat Island in March.
Heriyanto, 28, was found guilty on Thursday for the premeditated murder of Bayu Santoso.
His accomplices, 29-year-old Andrian (also known as Gondrong) and 25-year-old Ali Akbar (also known as Barok), were sentenced to life and 20 years’ imprisonment, respectively.
Andrian reportedly received a harsher punishment for participating in stabbing the victim.
While reading out the verdict, presiding judge Sutarno said that Heriyanto had carefully planned Bayu’s death, then mutilated his body to hide the crime — an aggravating factor that lead to a harsher sentence for Heriyanto.
“Evidence introduced in the hearings showed that the defendant changed his plan several times to ensure that the murder would not be easily uncovered,” Sutarno said in a hearing on Wednesday afternoon.
Bayu was killed in a local pool hall on March 24 after Heriyanto grew suspicious that Bayu would report him and his narcotics business to the police.
The three men reportedly consumed crystal methamphetamine prior to stabbing the victim to death.
The murder came to light after a traumatized Adrian reported the incident to the police two days later.
Heriyanto was arrested in Jakarta four days after the crime. (saf/ebf)
