Convicted threatens prosecutor's life

Convicted threatens prosecutor's life

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Sometimes being a prosecutor means
having to tolerate threats after being successful at obtaining a
conviction.

That was the case for prosecutor Azis Rasaan who was openly
threatened by Eko Sudarto after he was convicted of murder and
sentenced to two years in jail.

"Remember and be careful, after my term is over I will take
revenge on you," he said to the prosecutor right after the judge
read out his sentence at the Medan District Court on Thursday.

Azis brushed off the threat and refused to talk about it.

Eko Sudarto, 35, was convicted for the murder of Dwi Arianto
in a hotel room.

According to Eko, he was innocent of the charge and said the
prosecutor had coerced him into signing a confession. (04)