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View all search resultsMilitary court sentences soldier to death for killing three policemen
Bazarsah’s death sentence marks one of the few instances in recent years where a military court has imposed the death penalty on a soldier for committing an unlawful killing.
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Facing execution: Defendant Second Cpl. Bazarsah (center) is flanked by two Army Military Police personnel during his murder trial on July 21 at the Palembang Military Court 1-04 in Palembang, South Sumatra. Military prosecutors demanded the death penalty for Bazarsah for allegedly killing three policemen during a raid on his gambling den. (Kompas.com/Aji YK Putra)
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he Palembang Military Court in South Sumatra has sentenced Second Corporal Bazarsah to death for the fatal shooting of three police officers during a raid on his illegal gambling den.
The court found the Indonesian Military (TNI) member guilty of carrying out the killings in March, but rejected the prosecution’s charge of premeditated murder.
“The court hereby sentences the defendant to death and dishonorably discharges him from the military,” presiding judge Fredy Ferdian Isnartanto said on Monday, as quoted by Tempo.co.
In their ruling, the panel of judges cited several aggravating factors in the case, including Bazarsah’s decision to operate an illegal cockfighting and gambling ring, his unlawful possession of a firearm and his conscious intent to shoot the three police officers.
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The court also noted that no mitigating circumstances were found in his favor.
Presiding Judge Fredy described Bazarsah’s actions as "heinous", adding that the soldier had failed to learn from a previous punishment for illegal firearm possession.
