Two sentenced to death in Jakarta for smuggling 1.3 tons of cannabis
The West Jakarta District Court sentenced Rizky Albar, 29, and Rocky Siahaan, 37, to death on 2 October 2018 for smuggling 1.3 tons of cannabis from Aceh to Jakarta in December 2017.
🇮🇩 West Jakarta District Court, Jakarta · Indonesia
The West Jakarta District Court handed down the death penalty to Rizky Albar, 29, and Rocky Siahaan, 37, on Tuesday 2 October 2018 for their roles in smuggling 1.3 tons of cannabis to Jakarta from Aceh in December 2017.[1][2]The verdicts were read in two separate hearings.[1][2]
Presiding judge Agus Setiawan said there were no mitigating factors as he sentenced Rizky to death.[2]The panel found Rizky guilty of being the right hand of a dealer named Iwan, who remained at large, and said Rizky had been involved in several other large smuggling attempts.[2]In the separate hearing, presiding judge Avrits sentenced Rocky to death for recruiting people to smuggle and distribute the cannabis.[2]
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