Police officer jailed for adultery<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A military tribunal sentenced yesterday two
\npolicemen to six months and seven months in jail, for adultery
\nand dealing in stolen vehicles.<\/p>\n
A panel of three judges, led by Army Col. Imron Anwari, said
\nin their verdict that the defendants, Chief Corporal M. Idrus
\nMali, 45, and Second Sergeant Sohandi, 26, acted against their
\noath, and have tarnished the image of the Indonesian Armed
\nForces.<\/p>\n
But they were assured that they would retain their job after
\nhaving completed their jail terms.<\/p>\n
Idrus was found guilty of buying and selling two cars, with
\nincomplete documents, in 1992. He admitted that he earned about
\nRp 1 million (US$447) from the illegal transactions.<\/p>\n
\"I had to do it because I needed more money to support my
\nfamily,\" Idrus, a father of six children, told the court.<\/p>\n
The monthly wage for a policeman of his rank is about Rp
\n100,000.<\/p>\n
Sohandi was found guilty of having sexual relations with his
\nmarried landlady twice, in Serang, West Java, in 1992 and 1993.<\/p>\n
The judges said that Sohandi and his landlady had sexual
\nrelations in the tourist resort of Carita Beach and the backyard
\nof her husband's house.<\/p>\n
They said the defendant deserved a more lenient sentence than
\nthe seven months demanded by the prosecutors because the landlady
\nwas a consenting partner.<\/p>\n
Earlier, prosecutor Maj. Aries had sought seven months
\nimprisonment for Idrus and Sohandi both. The defendants asked the
\ncourt for time to decide if they would or would not appeal.<\/p>\n
According to the prevailing laws, defendants are considered to
\naccept the verdict if they fail to report on their decision seven
\ndays after the day of sentencing.<\/p>\n
Yesterday's trial at City Police Headquarters was the first
\nround of trials for a total of 15 policemen, from Jakarta and
\nWest Java, for various law violations.<\/p>\n
The trials, held regularly by Jakarta Military Court II-08
\nonce every three-month, will last until Thursday.<\/p>\n
The military tribunal will sentence today Chief Sergeant Dwi
\nMarhanendi Mujianto, 33, from the Tanjung Priok police; Second
\nPrivate Ismet Nur Kampai, 26, from National Police Headquarters;
\nFirst Sergeant Abu Hanifah, 35, from the East Jakarta police;
\nFirst Private Didin Saefudin, 32, from the Cilegon police in West
\nJava; Second Sergeant Joni, 29, from City Police Headquarters;
\nand Second Sergeant Agus Samtani, 48, from the Serang police in
\nWest Java.<\/p>\n
Policemen to stand trial tomorrow are Second Sergeant
\nSudarmanto, 26, from City Police Headquarters; Second Sergeant
\nSuyud Pramino, 27, also from City Police Headquarters; Second
\nSergeant Supriadin, 31, from the Lebak police in West Java; and
\nSecond Lieutenant Sudaryanto, 40, from National Police
\nHeadquarters.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, the judges will try First Sergeant Juna Sapdian,
\n49, from the Cilegon police; First Sergeant R. Danu Sugito, 36,
\nof the West Jakarta police; and Second Corporal Maman Hermansyah,
\n31, of City Police Headquarters.<\/p>\n
They are suspected of being involved in various criminal acts,
\nincluding theft, document forgery, taking another wife, acts of
\nviolence, corruption and fencing.<\/p>\n
Only a few of the suspects are being defended by lawyers. \"It
\nwould be of no use to be defended by a lawyer because in the
\nmilitary, we just follow orders and obey anything we are told to
\ndo by our senior,\" an officer said.(bsr)<\/p>",
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