Beautician's lawyers want quick trial

JAKARTA: Defense lawyers for HJT, a beauty parlor owner who allegedly caused the death of a customer by injecting her with too much collagen, decided on Wednesday not to deliver a response to the prosecution indictment in the case.

"We have no complaints about the indictment. Moreover, we want a quick trial," said Donald Pangaribuan at the West Jakarta District Court.

Prosecutor Resni Muchtar charged the suspect under the Public Health Law and the Criminal Code.

If found guilty, the suspect could face a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

On July 20, Hilda Pasman who was on vacation from her school in the Netherlands, came to the beauty parlor for collagen injections to enlarge her breasts. She died several hours later.

Presiding judge Pasaribu adjourned the trial until Tuesday. -- Antara