TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Jessica fails with appeal for review of ‘cyanide coffee’ case
The Supreme Court has rejected a request to review the conviction of Jessica Kumala Wongso in what has become known as the "cyanide coffee murder case".
Change text size
Gift Premium Articles
to Anyone
Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed!
Jessica Kumala Wongso is consoled by her lawyers after judges found her guilty of murder at the Central Jakarta Court on Oct. 27. Jessica was sentenced to 20 years in prison for poisoning her former friend Wayan Mirna Salihin. (JP/Seto Wardhana)
T
he Supreme Court has rejected a request to reassess the two-year long case known as the "cyanide coffee murder case".
Otto Hasibuan, the former lawyer for the convicted, Jessica Kumala Wongso, confirmed the decision.
"Yes, it is a judicial decision I have to respect," Otto said on Monday, as quoted by tribunnews.com.
Jessica was found guilty of premeditated murder for poisoning her former friend, Wayan Mirna Salihin, with a cup of cyanide-laced coffee.
Upon hearing about the court’s decision to deny the request for a case review, which had been proposed by Jessica's previous legal advisors, he expressed his sadness, as he says he still believes his client is not guilty.
"Yes, I am sad, even though I did not personally handle the [proposal] for the case review. But I am still sad, and my belief remains the same," he added.
Jessica was sentenced to 20-year prison term on June 21 last year. That ruling remains unchanged following the Supreme Court’s rejection of a case review. (mai/evi)
