Famous lawyer Hotmann Paris highlighted the sentence for the rape of a minor in Lahat, South Sumatra, which was 10 months in prison. Hotman Paris asked Attorney General ST Burhanuddin to order the prosecutor to appeal.
“So I request the Attorney General to order the Attorney General’s Office and the South Sumatra Attorney’s Office to immediately appeal. Instagram, @hotmanparisofficial, Sunday (8/1/2023).
It is known, in this case, that two perpetrators with the initials OH (17) and MAP (17) were sentenced to 10 months in prison for raping an AAP high school student in Lahat, South Sumatra. Meanwhile, another suspect, with the initials GA (18), is still being investigated by the Lahat Police.
In that case, the prosecutor had earlier requested a 7-month prison sentence for the suspect, but the Lahat District Court judge was sentenced to a higher sentence than the prosecutor’s request, namely 10 months of imprisonment. Hotman felt that while the sentence exceeded the prosecutor’s demands, the sentence was still considered to have failed to provide justice for the victim’s family.
So, hot man Evaluating that the legal steps for an appeal if presented by the public prosecutor are still allowed in a formal way, even if according to him it is a bit strange because the judge granted the request for 7 months, and the sentence was even higher than the one requested by the judge.
Hotman also highlighted the 7-month claims filed by the previous prosecutor. Because, according to him, in the Juvenile Justice Act, the penalty for rape cases is up to 15 years in prison, while the two perpetrators were sentenced to 10 months by the Lahat District Court.
“I’m sure the Attorney General is wondering what’s wrong with your men, what’s wrong with the criminal charge? Why only 7 months. So please Mr. Attorney General file an appeal “Hotman said.
“There is formally no ban on appeal, although the prosecutor’s requests were granted an even higher sentence by the Lahat District Court. However, the 7 month charge is too light because the Juvenile Justice Act provides for a maximum threat of 15 years for raping a child, and even if the person who raped him is a minor, even if it is reduced by 1/3 or 1/2 (half) still doesn’t make sense, just 7 months in prison,” he said.
Additionally, Hotman continued, the perpetrator was deemed to be 17 or physically mature. Although by law, children under the age of 18 are still considered minors. Therefore, he asked the Attorney General to encourage his staff to file an appeal.
“Furthermore, the person who raped him was 17 years old, physically he looked very mature. Although according to the criminal law, 18 years old is considered an adult,” he said.
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