Former Indonesian Police General Sambo Charged with Life Imprisonment

"Declaring that the defendant Ferdy Sambo has been proven legally and convincingly guilty of committing the crime of premeditated murder together," Irmawan said.

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Sambo is one of the five defendants in the premeditated murder case of Brigadier J.

The four other defendants are Ricky Rizal, Richard Eliezer, Putri Candrawathi, and Kuat Ma'ruf. The five defendants were charged with violating Article 340, subsidiary Article 338 in conjunction with Article 55, paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.

Earlier, on Monday, Kuat Ma'ruf and Ricky Rizal had undergone trial for the prosecution. The public prosecutor had demanded that both be sentenced to eight years of imprisonment.

Source: State News Antara