Killer of bus driver face 10 years in jail

Killer of bus driver face 10 years in jail

JAKARTA (JP): Public prosecutor urged yesterday that the East Jakarta District Court sentence two unemployed men to 10 years imprisonment for killing a city bus driver.

Prosecutor Ruswadi AR told the court that Wanto Kumpul, alias Boon, and Darmanto killed Sanin on Jl. Raya Sentek, East Jakarta on July 12 for unknown reasons.

Judge Ridjal presided over yesterday's trial.

According to the prosecutor, the two defendants violated article 170 of the Criminal Code and article two of the Emergency Law number 12, issued in 1955.

The prosecutor said witnesses' testimonies, the post mortem examination made by Doctor Rizki Wijaya of the Cipto Mangunkusumo hospital and other evidence, including two knives used by the defendants to stab the victim, made it clear that the defendants deserved harsh punishment.

Eyewitness Sholeh had said that he and Sanin were walking along Jl. Raya Sentek when the defendants abruptly stopped and attacked Sanin.

Wanto was angry because Sanin had looked at them, the witness said. "Why did you look at me?" Sholeh quoted Wanto as asking. Wanto hit Sanin, and Darmanto then stabbed Sanin in the stomach, the witness said.

According to the post mortem examination, Sanin died of a loss of blood after the artery in his left hand was severed.

The prosecutor said that the defendants and the victim did not know each other. Sanin had never fought before the incident happened, he added.

The trial was adjourned until Nov. 21. (29)