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        "id": 1591651,
        "msgid": "habiburokhman-grateful-that-fandi-ramadhan-abk-involved-in-1-9-tonne-meth-smuggling-case-escapes-the-death-1772762770",
        "date": "2026-03-06 07:19:31",
        "title": "Habiburokhman Grateful That Fandi Ramadhan, ABK Involved in 1.9-Tonne Meth Smuggling Case, Escapes the Death Penalty",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "berita",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Habiburokhman, chair of DPR's Commission III, welcomed that Fandi Ramadhan, a Medan ABK involved in a smuggling case of 1.9 tonnes of meth, avoids the death penalty. He criticised capital punishment and noted the decision aligns with the aims of the new Penal Code and the new Criminal Procedure Code towards substantive and rehabilitative justice. The Batam court had previously sentenced Fandi Ramadhan to five years, and lawmakers say they will scrutinise the handling of his rights throughout the case.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2013 Habiburokhman, the head of the Indonesian House of\nRepresentatives\u2019 Commission III, said he was pleased and grateful that\nFandi Ramadhan, a Medan seaman who was implicated in a 1.9-tonne\nmethamphetamine smuggling case, escaped the death penalty. He criticised\nthe demand for the death penalty against Fandi, saying it is an optional\npunishment under the new Penal Code and must be exercised very\nselectively. \u2018Alhamdulillah we are grateful that Fandi was not sentenced\nto death. This shows that the panel of judges truly understands the\nprinciples and norms in the new Penal Code and the new Criminal\nProcedure Code, which are oriented toward substantive, rehabilitative\nand substantive justice,\u2019 Habiburokhman said on Friday, 6 March 2026.\nThe Gerindra party politician said the judges deciding Fandi\u2019s case\nalready understand the new Penal Code related to capital punishment. He\nsaid he is relieved that their efforts to help ordinary people seek\njustice can yield a good result. \u2018The panel already understands that,\npursuant to Article 98 of the Penal Code, the death penalty is the last\nresort and its application must be highly selective. We are truly\nrelieved that our efforts to help ordinary people seek justice can\nachieve a good result,\u2019 he added. He also respected the stance of\nFandi\u2019s defence counsel who fought for his client\u2019s release. The\nCommission III of the DPR will also summon investigators and prosecutors\nto question whether Fandi\u2019s rights were fulfilled. \u2018We will continue to\nsummon investigators and prosecutors in this case to question the\nhandling of the suspect\u2019s or defendant\u2019s rights from the outset of the\ncase up to yesterday\u2019s verdict,\u2019 he said. Previously, the Batam District\nCourt in the Riau Islands (Kepri) handed a five-year prison sentence to\nthe seafarer of Sea Dragon Terawa, Fandi Ramadhan, in the case of\nsmuggling narcotics of the meth type with a weight of almost 2 tonnes.\n\u2018Sentencing the defendant, therefore, to a term of five years\u2019\nimprisonment,\u2019 said Chief Judge Tiwik of Batam District Court on\nThursday. In his verdict, the panel found Fandi Ramadhan legally and\nconvincingly guilty of conspiring to commit illicit drug trafficking of\nClass I narcotics not derived from plants weighing more than 5 grams as\ncharged in the prosecution\u2019s primary indictment.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/habiburokhman-grateful-that-fandi-ramadhan-abk-involved-in-1-9-tonne-meth-smuggling-case-escapes-the-death-1772762770",
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