Lawyer Alvin Lim will serve a period of detention at the Salemba Detention Center in central Jakarta after being forcibly taken by office of the attorney general Tuesday (18/10) at the Criminal Investigation Police building.
The head of the South Jakarta District Attorney’s Office Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi said Alvin was arrested following the decision of the DKI High Court of Jakarta (PT) to sentence Alvin to 4.5 years in prison for forgery. in letters.
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“To carry out Judge PT’s (DKI) determination in his decision, he was taken to the Salemba Prison / Prison,” Syarief said when confirmed on Tuesday (10/18).
Alvin had previously been sentenced to 4.5 years in prison in connection with the letter forgery case. However, he didn’t attend because he was in Singapore.
The verdict was read today by the jury of the South Jakarta District Court. Defendant Alvin Lim did not show up at trial without reason, even though he had been scheduled in a previous trial.
At the request of the prosecutor, the panel of judges decided to continue the trial in absence of or without the presence of the accused Alvin Lim. Alvin Lim was sentenced by the judge to 4.5 years in prison.
He was found guilty by the judge of committing the crime of continuous forgery of letters. Alvin Lim was alleged to have violated Article 263 para. (2) jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) jo. Article 64 paragraph (1) of the criminal code.
Alvin Lim’s lawyer filed an appeal on the 4.5-year decision. Meanwhile, the Public Prosecutor will exercise his right to think for 7 days before filing an appeal.
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