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View all search resultsIndonesian freed from death penalty by Johor Bahru consulate general
The case started in 2020 when an Indonesian was charged with murdering a friend of his as charged with Article 302 of the Malaysian Penal Code.
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Consular diplomat at the Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru, Johor state, Malaysia, Leny Marliani (right) flanks an Indonesian migrant worker identified as MRI (center) on Jan. 5, 2026, from South Sulawesi, after he was acquitted of murder at the Temerloh High Court in Temerloh, Pahang state, Malaysia. (Courtesy of Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru/-)
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n Indonesian migrant worker from South Sulawesi, identified only as MRI, has escaped the death penalty after a six-year legal battle over an alleged 2020 murder.
The release was a result of cooperation among the protection task force at the Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru, the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur and law firm Gooi and Azura.
The legal case involving MRI began in 2020 when he was charged under Article 302 of the Malaysian Penal Code with murdering a friend. The incident was believed to have stemmed from a debt dispute.
Since then, the legal team and Indonesian representative offices in Malaysia have worked to test every piece of evidence and pursue legal avenues to ensure MRI received a fair defense.
The process culminated on Jan. 5, when judges at the Temerloh High Court ruled that MRI should be acquitted and discharged. The court found there was insufficient evidence to impose the death penalty on MRI.
Temerloh is a city in the Malaysian state of Pahang, one of the states overseen by the consulate general, in addition to the states of Johor, Negeri Sembilan and Malaka.
After the verdict, the Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru acted immediately by providing temporary shelter, and processing the necessary immigration documents. MRI was repatriated to Indonesia through Batam regency in the Riau Islands.
