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106327
Fri, 02/12/2010 - 18:54
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POLICE READY TO PROTECT ANTASARI CASE JUDGES
Jakarta, Feb 12 (ANTARA) - The Jakarta Metropolitan police are ready to protect the South Jakarta district court's jury that passed sentence on former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chief Antasari Azhar, a spokesman said.
"But, so far, we have yet to receive an official request for protection from the panel of judges at the South Jakarta District Court," Jakarta Metropolitan Police spokesman Senior Commissioner Boy Rafli Amar said.
Speaking to newsmen here Friday, he said the police were continuously watching over the security situation related to the court's decision in the high profile case that arose over the murder of businessman Nasruddin Zulkarnaen.
The South Jakarta district court's panel of judges, headed by Herri Swantoro, sentenced Antasari Azhar to 18 years in jail on Thursday for masterminding Zulkarnaen's murder.
All parties related to this case, such as the extended families of the late Nasrudin Zulkarnaen and those of Antasari Azhar, and his lawyers, were disappointed with the jury's verdict.
Boy Rafli Amar said it was the police's duty to protect and secure the safety of all Indonesians, including the judges, if they asked for police protection.
The Antasari case has been attracting nation-wide attention since it began last year.
On the day the South Jakarta court jury was to announce its verdict, a group of local residents in the Central Java town of Temanggung staged a rally to show their sympathy for Antasari.
They said that the sacked KPK chief was only the victim of a "criminalization" plot involving people who resented his actions in fighting corruption.
Apart from the pros and cons in the society, the 18 years in jail the jury had given to Antasari was lighter than the death sentence the prosecutors had asked earlier.
Antasari did not accept the verdict and declared that he would file an appeal to a higher court.
Antasari and three other persons, namely businessman Sigit Haryo Wibisono, former South Jakarta police chief Wiliardi Wizard and businessman Jerry Hermawan Lo had been charged with conspiring to eliminate Nasrudin Zulkarnaen.
In earlier court verdicts, Sigit, Wiliardi and Jerry were sentenced to 15, 12 and five years in jail respectively.***
"But, so far, we have yet to receive an official request for protection from the panel of judges at the South Jakarta District Court," Jakarta Metropolitan Police spokesman Senior Commissioner Boy Rafli Amar said.
Speaking to newsmen here Friday, he said the police were continuously watching over the security situation related to the court's decision in the high profile case that arose over the murder of businessman Nasruddin Zulkarnaen.
The South Jakarta district court's panel of judges, headed by Herri Swantoro, sentenced Antasari Azhar to 18 years in jail on Thursday for masterminding Zulkarnaen's murder.
All parties related to this case, such as the extended families of the late Nasrudin Zulkarnaen and those of Antasari Azhar, and his lawyers, were disappointed with the jury's verdict.
Boy Rafli Amar said it was the police's duty to protect and secure the safety of all Indonesians, including the judges, if they asked for police protection.
The Antasari case has been attracting nation-wide attention since it began last year.
On the day the South Jakarta court jury was to announce its verdict, a group of local residents in the Central Java town of Temanggung staged a rally to show their sympathy for Antasari.
They said that the sacked KPK chief was only the victim of a "criminalization" plot involving people who resented his actions in fighting corruption.
Apart from the pros and cons in the society, the 18 years in jail the jury had given to Antasari was lighter than the death sentence the prosecutors had asked earlier.
Antasari did not accept the verdict and declared that he would file an appeal to a higher court.
Antasari and three other persons, namely businessman Sigit Haryo Wibisono, former South Jakarta police chief Wiliardi Wizard and businessman Jerry Hermawan Lo had been charged with conspiring to eliminate Nasrudin Zulkarnaen.
In earlier court verdicts, Sigit, Wiliardi and Jerry were sentenced to 15, 12 and five years in jail respectively.***
