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        "id": 1269986,
        "msgid": "tommys-sentence-1447893297",
        "date": "2002-07-23 00:00:00",
        "title": "Tommy's sentence",
        "author": null,
        "source": "RAKYAT MERDEKA",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Tommy's sentence may be too light From Rakyat Merdeka It is really disappointing to hear that the prosecutor has demanded only 15 years' imprisonment for Tommy Soeharto. The prosecutor may have been afraid of demanding a longer prison term. The judge might also be afraid and hand down a verdict of only 10 years in prison.",
        "content": "<p>Tommy's sentence<br>\nmay be too light<\/p>\n<p>From Rakyat Merdeka<\/p>\n<p>It is really disappointing to hear that the prosecutor has <br>\ndemanded only 15 years' imprisonment for Tommy Soeharto. The <br>\nprosecutor may have been afraid of demanding a longer prison <br>\nterm. The judge might also be afraid and hand down a verdict of <br>\nonly 10 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>For Judicial Watch Indonesia, what the prosecutor has demanded <br>\nfor the premeditated murder of Supreme Justice Syafiuddin <br>\nKartasasmita and illegal ownership of firearms is a scandal, <br>\nindicative of collusion. The reasons for this opinion are as <br>\nfollows:<br>\n* The prosecutor has not been consistent with the prosecution's <br>\ncharges, which imply a penalty of capital punishment or life <br>\nimprisonment for Tommy.<br>\n* The prosecutor may have been inconsistent in applying his <br>\nmultiple prosecutions, designed to ensure that Tommy is subject <br>\nto a maximum sentence.<br>\n* The prosecutor has ignored the fact that Tommy is the <br>\nmastermind in this premeditated murder as two defendants acting <br>\nas Tommy's accessories have received a heavier penalty than had <br>\nbeen demanded by the prosecutor.<br>\n* There is suspicion that the prosecutor has ignored a legal <br>\nrequirement to apply the principle of equality before the law for <br>\nall citizens committing criminal acts, Tommy included.<\/p>\n<p>Now that the prosecutor has demanded only a light sentence, <br>\nwhether or not the judicial proceedings will be honest, fair and <br>\nimpartial rests with the panel of judges.<\/p>\n<p>The panel must therefore creatively and progressively delve <br>\ndeeper into and weigh the facts in the course of the judicial <br>\nproceedings to ensure that the most honest verdict can be passed <br>\non Tommy's case and that the defendant is given the maximum <br>\nsentence.<\/p>\n<p>A. MUHAMMAD ASRUN<\/p>\n<p>Chairman of Executive<\/p>\n<p>Council of Judicial<\/p>\n<p>Watch Indonesia<\/p>\n<p>Jakarta<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/tommys-sentence-1447893297",
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