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Ten-year prison term too short for rapist, sadistic murderer: Friends of victim
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Police officers escort defendant RA, 16, into the Tangerang District Court room on Thursday. The court sentenced the juvenile to 10 years in prison for his role in the gang rape and premeditated murder of a 19-year-old woman last month. (Warta Kota/Nur Ichsan)
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bout 100 people who claim to be friends of Enno Parihah, a 19-year-old victim of a sadistic rape and murder, are protesting the decision by judges to sentence an underage boy convicted of involvement in the crime to only 10 years in prison.
“The 10 years in prison is too lenient. The defendant’s lawyers should also be punished for defending a murderer,” a woman said in a high tone on Thursday.
The protesters hurled stones at police officers outside the court building to object to what they called “an unjust sentence”, causing injuries to at least one of the officers.
RA, 16, was convicted of raping and killing Enno, allegedly with two men who are both 24 years old, in Tangerang last month. Evidence unveiled in the trial includes RA’s fingerprint that was found on a wall at the scene and his saliva found on the victim’s body.
The court convicted RA of committing premeditated murder and gave him 10 years in prison instead of the death penalty because he is underaged according to the criminal code.
“Our child justice system doesn’t allow a death penalty to be imposed on a juvenile defendant,” presiding judge Suharni said while reading from the indictment, adding that the term was the maximum sentence that can be given to a juvenile. (dan)
