The Bengkalis District Court in Riau sentenced 2 people to death on Wednesday
after they were found guilty of violating the Narcotics Law by transporting 10
kilograms of powdered methamphetamine.
According to court documents, the police arrested 38-year-old M. Hanafi of
Batubara, North Sumatra, and Riko Fernando of Pekanbaru, Riau, after they were
caught transporting pressed methamphetamine powder last December during a raid
in Siak Kecil district, Bengkalis regency, Riau.
Both Hanafi and Riko claimed that they were instructed by a Lampung Prison
inmate to deliver the meth packages from Dumai, Riau, to Lampung for Rp 130
million (US$8,700). However, they had only received Rp 4 million as transport
money.
They said they had no idea where the packages of meth had come from as they
were only ordered to pick up the packages from Dumai.
The prosecutor from the Bengkalis District Attorney's Office demanded the
defendants receive capital punishment as per the 2009 Narcotics Law.
"They have worsened the drug trafficking problem in the country," presiding
judge Sutarno said.
Their lawyer, Farizal, said they were still considering whether to file an
appeal for the sentence.
In response, prosecutor Agrin Nico Reval said they would also consider the
possibility of an appeal.
"If the defendants decide to go forward with the appeal, we are ready to file
one too," he said.
Source: The Jakarta Post, September 29, 2018
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