Kompol Yogi Appeals Against 14-Year Prison Sentence in Brigadir Nurhadi Murder Case
Kompol I Made Yogi Purusa Utama has appealed the 14-year prison sentence handed down by the Mataram District Court, rejecting findings that he murdered his former subordinate, Brigadir Muhammad Nurhadi, at Gili Trawangan, Lombok Utara, Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB).
“We filed the appeal today. We are now preparing our appellate brief,” Yogi’s legal counsel Hijrat Prayitno told detikBali on Monday (16 March 2026).
Prayitno stated that the appeal was pursued after careful consideration, particularly because the court’s decision was not grounded in trial evidence. “The decision did not use trial facts as the basis for ruling on this case. Therefore, the sentence imposed on Mr Yogi was entirely without evidentiary foundation in the trial proceedings,” he said.
Prayitno maintains that Yogi is innocent and claims his client has not been proven to have violated Article 458(1) of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code and Article 221(1) of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 20(a) or (c) of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code.
“To this day, as his legal counsel, we are confident and optimistic that Mr Yogi has not been proven to have committed the offences alleged by the public prosecutor,” he added.
The Mataram District Court’s public information office confirmed that both Yogi and the prosecution have filed appeals. “The prosecution is also appealing. So both the legal adviser and the prosecution are appealing,” said Kelik Trimargo, the court’s spokesman.
On 9 March 2026, the panel of judges at the Mataram District Court, chaired by Lalu Moh Sandi Iramaya, sentenced Yogi to 14 years imprisonment. The court found Yogi guilty of murdering Brigadir Nurhadi and obstructing the investigation into the case.
“The court hereby declares the defendant proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder and obstruction of justice or concealment of evidence as charged by the public prosecutor,” the judge announced when reading the verdict at the Mataram District Court.
Yogi was also ordered to pay restitution of 385 million rupiah to Brigadir Nurhadi’s heirs. Should he fail to pay within 30 days, his assets may be seized and auctioned to satisfy the obligation. “If not paid, the defendant shall be subject to an additional two-year prison sentence,” the judge stated.
Yogi was tried jointly with Ipda I Gde Aris Chandra Widianto, who received an eight-year prison sentence and must also pay 385 million rupiah in restitution to Nurhadi’s heirs. Failure to pay would result in a two-year substitute prison sentence.
Brigadir Nurhadi died at Villa Tekek The Beach House Resort on Gili Trawangan on 16 April 2025. He had been drinking alcohol and consuming narcotics with Kompol Yogi, Ipda Aris, and two women identified as Misri Puspita Sari and Meylani Putri. The two women were allegedly hired by Kompol Yogi and Ipda Aris. Misri Puspita Sari has been named as a suspect but trial proceedings have not yet commenced, although her case file has been declared complete.