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)