Two defendants convicted in Brigadir Nurhadi murder case receive eight and 14 year sentences

Mataram — The Panel of Judges at the Mataram District Court in West Nusa Tenggara has issued verdicts in the murder case of Brigadir Muhammad Nurhadi, sentencing I Gde Aris Chandra Widianto to eight years imprisonment and I Made Yogi Purusa Utama to 14 years imprisonment.

Presiding Judge Lalu Moh. Sandi Iramaya, in the verdict read out sequentially, began with defendant Gde Aris Chandra and stated that the defendant’s actions were proven to constitute aggravated assault and obstruction of justice by concealing evidence during the police investigation phase.

“Therefore, I hereby impose a sentence of eight years imprisonment upon defendant I Gde Aris Chandra Widianto,” said Sandi, reading the verdict for Gde Aris Chandra at the Mataram District Court on Monday.

In accordance with the prosecutor’s motion, the judge declared that defendant Gde Aris Chandra had been proven to violate Article 468 paragraph (1) of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Indonesian Criminal Code and Article 221 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code read together with Article 20 letters a or c of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Indonesian Criminal Code.

The judge also imposed upon the defendant the requirement to pay restitution or compensation for Brigadir Nurhadi’s death to the heirs in the amount of 385 million rupiah, based on calculations by the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK).

“If the defendant fails to pay within a period of 30 days, the prosecutor shall seize the defendant’s assets and income. If the assets and income are insufficient to cover the amount, the defendant shall be obliged to substitute this with an additional two years imprisonment,” the judge stated.

After reading the verdict for defendant Aris Chandra, the proceedings continued for defendant I Made Yogi Purusa Utama.

In the second verdict hearing, the panel of judges imposed penalties in accordance with the prosecutor’s motion, namely a sentence of 14 years imprisonment and required the defendant to pay restitution of 385 million rupiah, with a subsidiary sentence of two years imprisonment if payment is not made.

For defendant Yogi, the prosecutor determined that his actions fulfilled the elements of murder as stipulated in Article 458 paragraph (1) of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Indonesian Criminal Code and Article 221 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code read together with Article 20 letters a or c of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Indonesian Criminal Code.