Adiguna case file submitted to court

Adiguna case file submitted to court

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

The Jakarta Prosecutor's Office submitted to the court on Friday
the case file of businessman Adiguna Sutowo, who is accused of
the shooting death of a waiter at the Hilton Hotel's Fluid Bar
after a New Year's Eve party.

Prosecutor Danu Sebayang said the court would soon schedule
the first hearing of Adiguna's case, which would likely be held
"in two weeks at the latest".

Prosecutors are charging the younger brother of Ponco Sutowo,
who owns a major share of the Hilton Hotel, with the murder of
waiter Yohanes "Rudy" Berchmans Haerudy Natong, as well as the
illegal possession of a firearm.

Adiguna is being charged under Article 338 of the Criminal
Code on murder, which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in
prison.

He also is charged with violating Emergency Law No. 12/1951
for the illegal possession of a firearm, which carries a maximum
sentence of life in prison.

Separately, the Jakarta Police said they would follow up on
lab tests performed by the National Police's forensic unit that
found illegal drugs in Adiguna's blood and urine at the time of
the crime.

"We will follow up on the reports of drug use," said Sr. Comr.
Carlo Brix Tewu, the director of the Jakarta Police's narcotics
division.

Police said at least 15 witnesses, including key witness Novia
"Tinul" Herdiana, who was with Adiguna at the time of the
shooting, told the police that Adiguna pulled the trigger.

Adiguna is now being detained at Salemba Prison in Central
Jakarta.