Wife of Former Indonesian General Faces 8 Years on Murder Charge

The incident, according to a court document, happened because of a one-sided story from Putri, who claimed to have been harassed by Brigadier J in Magelang on July 7 last year.

Ferdy then got angry and killed Yosua with help from Richard Eliezer, Ricky Rizal, and Kuat Ma'ruf at Ferdy’s residence at the National Police Complex in South Jakarta on July 8.

Eliezer charged with 12 years in prison

Meanwhile, Richard was charged with a 12-year jail term for committing the premeditated murder, State News Antara reported.

“We demand 12 years in prison for the defendant Richard Eliezer Pudihang Lumiu,” public prosecutor Paris Manalu said while reading out the charges on Wednesday, Jan. 18.

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.