Wife of Former Indonesian General Faces 8 Years on Murder Charge

The defendant beyond reasonable doubt of committing premeditated murder under Article 340, subsidiary Article 338 in conjunction with Article 55, paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.

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The act that aggravated the demands against Eliezer was his role as a suspected shooter which resulted in Brigadier J's death. His action also caused deep sorrow to the victim's family.

"The defendant's actions caused widespread unrest in the community," Paris said.

As for mitigating circumstances, the public prosecutor said, the defendant was never been punished and behaved politely in court. He was considered cooperative during the trial, regretted his actions, and the victim's family has forgiven him.

"The defendant was a witness to the perpetrators, who worked together to uncover this crime," the public prosecutor said.

(Writer: Irfan Kamil | Editor: Diamanty Meiliana)

Sources: https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2023/01/18/12182951/putri-candrawathi-dituntut-8-tahun-penjara-pengunjung-sidang-soraki-jaksa.

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