Three months in jail for shoe thief

Three months in jail for shoe thief

PADANG, West Sumatra: The provincial court sentenced Rudi, 20,
on Monday to three months imprisonment for stealing a pair of
shoes. The sentence was much lighter than the 10-month sentence
sought by the prosecutors.

The panel of judges, presided over by Judge Arnellia, found
that the defendant had caused discomfort in the neighborhood.

Mitigating facts contributed to a light sentence: the
defendant has responsibility, has never been sentenced before, he
admitted guilt and behaved well during the trial.

Rudi never managed to make it home with the shoes because the
owner, S. Riski Lubis of Jl. Pasar Mudik, saw him walking out of
the empty house carrying the shoes and soon started yelling and
chasing the thief.

The defendant threw the shoes and ran, but was eventually
captured by the group of locals chasing him. --Antara