Bambu Apus case to start soon
Bambu Apus case to start soon
JAKARTA (JP): The East Jakarta Prosecutors' Office will soon
submit the dossiers of the multiple murder case in Bambu Apus, to
the district court.
Head of the East Jakarta Prosecutor's Office Lukman Bachmid
told The Jakarta Post over the weekend that his office had set up
three teams to handle the trial of the murder of the wife and
three children of a teacher.
The first team led by Prosecutor Saleh Abdul Rahman will
prosecute the main suspect, Philipus Kia Lanjar, 44, and
Prosecutor Hatta Rinuad will lead the second team for Philipus'
wife, Suparni. Philipus' sons and nephew will be prosecuted by
the third team led by Mirza Yanuar.
"So there will be three separate trials for the case," Lukman
said.
As many as 11 witnesses will be heard in the trial, including
Rohadi, the teacher whose wife and three children were killed.
The brutal killings at Rohadi's house on October 2nd were
allegedly instigated by Philipus, a security guard at a private
school. He was angry with Rohadi's children who had destroyed the
cassava trees he had planted near the victims' house.
At around 9 am of that day, the five suspects went to the
victims' house, allegedly bringing sharp weapons with them.
Philipus then instructed his companions (his wife, two sons
and a nephew) to pretend to work at the plot near the house,
waiting for the right moment, according to the dossier.
A few minutes later, Rohadi's wife Ely Kusnaely, with her
eight-month-old child, Erika, went out to buy peanuts at nearby
stall. Philipus and his group entered the house at that time.
He and the three young suspects, with the help of his wife
Suparmi allegedly stabbed Rohadi's children Gilang M. Fauzi, 8,
Citra Utami, 4, and Rizky Wahyu Ramadhan, 3.
As Ely opened the door to her house with Erika in her arms,
the suspects held her mouth closed, pushed her down to the floor
and stabbed her more than a dozen times.
According to the prosecutor, Philipus is charged with
premeditated murder which violating article 340 and 55 of the
Criminal Code. He may face the death penalty or life imprisonment
if found guilty.
The three young suspects, Albertus, 15, Lambertus, 12,
Philipus' sons, and Clemence, 13, the nephew may be given special
treatment due to their being minors. (29)