Policeman jailed for torture

Policeman jailed for torture

BANDUNG: A military court here Wednesday sentenced First Lt.
Daniel Tifaona, 28, to nine months and 10 days in prison for the
fatal torture of a robbery suspect.

Tjetje Tadjudin, 42, had been named both a witness and a
suspect in the armed robbery in which one person was shot dead at
Jagorawi toll in Bogor in October last year.

Prosecutors had sought a jail term of 17 months for Tifaona,
Antara reported.

During the three-hour court deliberations, which was attended
by Tifaona's family, Tifaona admitted to electrocuting Tjetje
five times and hitting him in the head and body with his hands
and a rubber stick.

Chief of the team of judges, Col. A. Pakpahan, said Tjetje
suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, head injuries and bruises on his
body, making him vomit and lose his memory.

Tifaona did not bring Tjetje to the hospital but sent him back
to his cell, he added.

Tjetje died at the PMI hospital in Bogor on Oct. 20 after
suffering from a high fever and breathing difficulties, he said.