JakartaGlobe-Feb 13
Disgraced former police general Ferdy Sambo was found guilty on Monday of ordering the murder of his own subordinate Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat and sentenced to death in the high-profile murder trial that drew national attention.
Presiding Judge Wahyu Iman Santoso said there are no extenuating circumstances for any leniency for the defendant. On the contrary, the panel of judges determined many aggravating factors including the defendant’s persistent denial and remorseless attitudes. The murder ruined the career of many officers involved in his conspiracy in tatters and damaged the reputation of the National Police, the court heard. Ferdy is also convicted of obstruction of justice for attempting to cover up the murder with the help of his subordinates at the National Police headquarters. It was later found that records from security cameras around the murder scene were removed or destroyed. “We pronounce the defendant, Ferdy Sambo, convincingly guilty by the law of participating in a premeditated murder and unlawfully causing the electronic system to disfunction,” Judge Iman said. Physical evidence and witnesses’ accounts indicated that Ferdy also opened fire at Yosua, the panel said. Prosecutors last month recommended a life sentence for Ferdy, who was the head of the National Police’s profession and security division when Yosua was murdered on July 8 last year. Read more at: https://jakartaglobe.id/news/ferdy-sambo-sentenced-to-death-for-murdering-officer
