Charged with Premeditated Murder, Perpetrators of Sadistic Killing of Five Members of Haji Sahroni's Family Face Death Sentence

Indramayu – Two defendants in the murder case involving five members of Haji Sahroni’s family have been charged with premeditated murder. This emerged during the first hearing of the case held by the Indramayu District Court on Thursday, 26 June 2026.

The hearing, presided over by Chief Judge Wimi D Simamarta, scheduled the reading of charges by the public prosecutor against both defendants. The two defendants are Ririn Rifanto and Priyo Bagus Setiawan respectively. Although initially presented together in the courtroom, they underwent separate proceedings as their case files were also prepared separately.

During the hearing, public prosecutor Eko Supramurbada charged both defendants with layered charges structured as a combination of alternative and cumulative provisions. “Both defendants are charged, primarily with violating Article 459 of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 20 letter C of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code,” said Eko.

Article 459 concerns premeditated murder, a crime carrying the death penalty as a potential consequence.

The alternative charge against both defendants is Article 458 of the Republic of Indonesia’s Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 20 letter C of the Republic of Indonesia’s Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code. Additionally, the next charge is Article 80 paragraph 3 of the Republic of Indonesia’s Law Number 35 of 2014 concerning amendments to Law Number 23 of 2002 concerning Child Protection in conjunction with the Republic of Indonesia’s Law Number 1 of 2026 concerning Sentencing Adjustments. This is because two of the victims in the murder case were children.

He explained that such charges were filed because prosecutors assessed, based on facts contained in the case file, that the actions undertaken by the defendants were carried out jointly. Although the case file and facts show that they themselves described their respective positions at the time of the incident.

“Based on that, we therefore charged them jointly,” he stated.