Discharged policeman sentenced to death penalty for killing sister-in-law
The death penalty verdict against the dishonorably discharged police officer was tougher than the life sentence demanded by the prosecution.
Discharged policeman Agus Sulaiman has been sentenced to death for the murder of his sister-in-law, Faradila Amalia Najwa, according to the Malang District Court in East Java. The court handed down a harsher sentence than the life term demanded by the prosecution. Suyitno, another defendant, was given a 20-year prison term for assisting Agus in the killing.
The judges found both defendants guilty of violating Article 459 and Article 20c of the 2025 Criminal Code Procedures. Agus was deemed the mastermind behind the murder, which was carried out in a sadistic manner. The trial, held behind closed doors, was viewed by the victim's relatives and activists through monitors placed outside the courtroom.
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