Prosecutor's demand upsets court<\/p>\n
TANGERANG (JP): A prosecutor's demand to sentence a South
\nKorean national, the sole defendant in a murder case, to 18
\nmonths in jail sparked anger on Thursday in Tangerang District
\nCourt.<\/p>\n
The demand, read by prosecutor Mawardi Hasim, upset court
\nvisitors and also stunned the panel of judges presided over by
\nSatria US Gumai.<\/p>\n
Article 338 of the Criminal Code states that a person guilty
\nof such a crime can receive a 15 year term of imprisonment.<\/p>\n
Some of the visitors accused the prosecutor of receiving a Rp
\n100 million (US$12,500) bribe from the 33-year-old defendant,
\nJang Kim Won.<\/p>\n
Judge Satria said however: \"It is just a demand (from the
\nprosecutor). Let's see the verdict later.\"<\/p>\n
During the trial session, the prosecutor said that Jang
\nstabbed Kim Jae Chun, 34, also a South Korean national, to death
\nwith a knife several times on Jan. 15.<\/p>\n
Jang and Kim, along with three other Koreans, went out for a
\ndrink that evening at a Mangga Besar nightspot in West Jakarta.
\nThey later moved on to a karaoke hall in Taman Cibodas,
\nTangerang. All five work for the same company in Cukanggalih,
\nTangerang.<\/p>\n
On their way back home, Jang and Kim became involved in a
\ndispute which preceded the incident, the prosecutor said.<\/p>\n
Several local lawyers believed that the light punishment
\ndemanded by the prosecutor was mainly due to the absence of the
\nhead of the general crime section at the district court.<\/p>\n
One lawyer said the acting head had attempted to take
\nadvantage of the situation.<\/p>\n
\"For him, it's a great opportunity. When will they have such a
\ngood chance to get a big fish like this time?,\" said the lawyer,
\nwho asked to remain anonymous. (41\/09)<\/p>",
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