Death sentence sought for Lilis

Death sentence sought for Lilis

BOGOR: A prosecutor asked the Cibinong District Court on
Wednesday to sentence to death Benged Siahaan alias Lilis, a
transvestite who killed and mutilated his lover Abdul Kadir in
the Bogor regency of West Java last June.

At the same trial, which was presided over by Judge Marsudin
Nainggolan, the prosecutor also demanded a life sentence for Hero
Lamia, who helped Lilis in the premeditated killing.

Lilis killed Abdul Kadir, his lover, out of jealousy and also
took Kadir's valuables.

Isrofi, the prosecutor, charged that Lilis and Lamia violated
Articles 340 and 338 of the Criminal Code, which carry a maximum
sentence of the death penalty.

Upon hearing the prosecutor's demand, Lilis shouted
hysterically: "That's because of you. Now I no longer trust human
beings. I can only trust animals."

The other suspects, Nursumiyati binti Prawirosumito and Surip
alias Jumari bin Rasdan, were both sentenced to four years in
prison.

Ropaun Rambe, the lawyer of the four suspects, told The
Jakarta Post that he agreed with the sentence demanded by the
prosecutor. "But why only Lilis. Both Lilis and Hero Lamia should
be sentenced to death," he said.--JP