Three men get year in jail for trading pangolin scales
The three convicted men accepted their sentences, which were lighter than the 1.5 years and Rp 50 million fine each that the prosecutor had demanded.
Three men received one-year prison sentences after being convicted of trading pangolin scales, a protected animal. The Medan District Court handed down the reduced sentences, which were lighter than the prosecutor's demand of 1.5 years in prison and a fine of Rp 50 million (US$2,841) each, with an additional 50 days in jail if the fine was unpaid.
Judge Lenny Megawaty Napitupulu waived the fine, stating that the three defendants, Ebed Baidillah, Awaluddin, and Muhammad Nassir, were found guilty of transporting and trading protected wildlife parts, violating laws on natural resources and criminal codes. All defendants, as well as the prosecutor Kharya Saputra, accepted the sentences.
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