Prosecutors demand prison for Indonesian troops charged with murder

August 02, 2013
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JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Military prosecutors demanded sentences of eight to 12 years in the trial of several soldiers accused of killing four men detained at Cebongan Penitentiary in Sleman, Yogyakarta, local media reported.

  • Members of Indonesia's Special Forces (Kopassus), Second Sergeant Ucok Tigor Simbolon (second from right), Second Sergeant Sugeng Sumaryanto (third from right) and First Corporal Kodik (second from left) arrive at their trial June 30th at a Bantu courtroom. On Thursday (August 1st), military prosecutors recommended eight to 12-year prison sentences for the eight Kopassus members accused of storming a jail and shooting and killing four inmates to avenge the death of a superior officer. [Suryo Wibowo/AFP]

    Members of Indonesia's Special Forces (Kopassus), Second Sergeant Ucok Tigor Simbolon (second from right), Second Sergeant Sugeng Sumaryanto (third from right) and First Corporal Kodik (second from left) arrive at their trial June 30th at a Bantu courtroom. On Thursday (August 1st), military prosecutors recommended eight to 12-year prison sentences for the eight Kopassus members accused of storming a jail and shooting and killing four inmates to avenge the death of a superior officer. [Suryo Wibowo/AFP]

Military prosecutor Lieutenant Colonel Budiharto said Second Sargeant Ucok Tigor Simbolon and the other two main defendants -- Second Sargeant Sugeng Sumaryanto and First Corporal Kodik -- had been proven to have committed premeditated murder on March 19th.

The three allegedly went after the men being held in connection with the killing at a café of the defendants' superior officer, Kopassus member Chief Sergeant Heru Santoso, The Jakarta Post reported.

In addition to prison time, military prosecutors demand all three be dismissed from the military, detiknews.com reported. The defence begins presenting its case in mid-August.

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