Adiguna case file submitted to court<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Prosecutor's Office submitted to the court on Friday
\nthe case file of businessman Adiguna Sutowo, who is accused of
\nthe shooting death of a waiter at the Hilton Hotel's Fluid Bar
\nafter a New Year's Eve party.<\/p>\n
Prosecutor Danu Sebayang said the court would soon schedule
\nthe first hearing of Adiguna's case, which would likely be held
\n\"in two weeks at the latest\".<\/p>\n
Prosecutors are charging the younger brother of Ponco Sutowo,
\nwho owns a major share of the Hilton Hotel, with the murder of
\nwaiter Yohanes \"Rudy\" Berchmans Haerudy Natong, as well as the
\nillegal possession of a firearm.<\/p>\n
Adiguna is being charged under Article 338 of the Criminal
\nCode on murder, which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in
\nprison.<\/p>\n
He also is charged with violating Emergency Law No. 12\/1951
\nfor the illegal possession of a firearm, which carries a maximum
\nsentence of life in prison.<\/p>\n
Separately, the Jakarta Police said they would follow up on
\nlab tests performed by the National Police's forensic unit that
\nfound illegal drugs in Adiguna's blood and urine at the time of
\nthe crime.<\/p>\n
\"We will follow up on the reports of drug use,\" said Sr. Comr.
\nCarlo Brix Tewu, the director of the Jakarta Police's narcotics
\ndivision.<\/p>\n
Police said at least 15 witnesses, including key witness Novia
\n\"Tinul\" Herdiana, who was with Adiguna at the time of the
\nshooting, told the police that Adiguna pulled the trigger.<\/p>\n
Adiguna is now being detained at Salemba Prison in Central
\nJakarta.<\/p>",
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