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Death sentence sought for soldiers accused of kidnapping, murdering shopkeeper

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Tue, November 28, 2023

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Death sentence sought for soldiers accused of kidnapping, murdering shopkeeper Prosecutors have asked the Jakarta Military Court to hand down the death penalty to three soldiers accused of kidnapping, torturing and murdering a shopkeeper from Aceh. (Shutterstock/-)

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rosecutors have asked the Jakarta Military Court to hand down the death penalty to three soldiers accused of kidnapping, torturing and murdering a shopkeeper from Aceh.

The three defendants are Riswansi Manik, a member of the Presidential Security Detail (Paspampres); Jasmowir of the Iskandar Muda Military Command in Aceh; and Heri Sandi of the Army's headquarters. They were arrested by the Jakarta Military Police in August for allegedly killing 25-year-old Imam Masykur, who worked at a cosmetics shop in South Tangerang, Banten.

At a hearing on Monday in East Jakarta, military prosecutor Lt. Col. Upen Jaya Supena argued that the three defendants were guilty of premeditated murder under the Criminal Code, which is punishable by life in prison or the death penalty.

The three defendants, all of the rank of private, have also been charged with kidnapping.

"We find no mitigating factors for [the three defendants],” Upen said, as quoted by Kompas.com. “They committed inhumane acts and killed the victim in cold bold.”

The prosecution said the defendants had violated the soldiers’ oath and demanded that the judges also dishonorably discharge them from military service.

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The three-member bench, led by Jakarta Military Court head Col. Rudy Dwi Prakamto, adjourned the trial until next week, when they will hear closing statements from the defense.

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