Wife of Brigadier Nurhadi Disappointed by 'Light' Sentences for Kompol Yogi and Ipda Aris
Family members of Brigadier Muhammad Nurhadi attended the court judgment hearing for defendants Kompol I Made Yogi Purusa Utama and Ipda I Gde Aris Chandra at the District Court (PN) Mataram. Among them was Brigadier Nurhadi’s wife, Elma Agustina.
Elma Agustina appeared disappointed after hearing the judges’ verdict against Yogi and Aris. She expressed dissatisfaction with the prison sentences handed down to both defendants.
“Not satisfied, very dissatisfied,” Elma said when met at PN Mataram on Monday (9 March 2026).
Yogi was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment whilst Aris Chandra received eight years. Both were also ordered to pay restitution of 385,773,589 Indonesian rupiah each.
For Elma, the sentence was not commensurate with the loss of her husband’s life. “It should be proportional because my husband’s life is already gone,” she said.
In her view, both defendants should have been sentenced to life imprisonment. “The family’s hope was that they be sentenced to life. (Especially the verdict for Aris) That is far too light,” she stated.
Meanwhile, Brigadier Nurhadi’s sister, Rafika Dewi, was unable to hold back her tears after hearing the judges’ verdict. “My nephew can no longer meet his father,” she said through tears.
Regarding the judges’ decision, Rafika Dewi declined to comment further. “We accept the verdict,” she said.
The panel of judges, chaired by Lalu Moh Sandi Iramaya, sentenced Kompol I Made Yogi Purusa Utama to 14 years imprisonment. Yogi was found guilty of murder and obstruction of crime disclosure or destruction of evidence, in accordance with Article 458 paragraph (1) of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code and Article 221 Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 20 letters a or c of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code.
For Ipda I Gde Aris Chandra Widianto, he was sentenced to eight years imprisonment. He was found guilty of aggravated assault and obstruction of crime disclosure or destruction of evidence. This is in accordance with Article 468 Paragraph (1) of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code and Article 221 Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 20 letters a or c of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code.
It is known that Brigadier Nurhadi died at Villa Tekek The Beach House Resort in Gili Trawangan following an alcohol and narcotics party with Kompol Yogi, Ipda Aris, and two women, namely Misri Puspita Sari and Meylani Putri, on Wednesday evening (16 April 2025).
The two women were reportedly hired by Kompol Yogi and Ipda Aris. In this case, Misri Puspita Sari was also named as a suspect, but has not yet been tried. Her case file has only been declared complete.