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Junaidi Siagian (left) and Elpi Darius |
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INDONESIA: MEDAN DRUG KINGPIN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SMUGGLING METHAMPHETAMINES FROM MALAYSIA
June 11, 2019: The Medan District Court on 11 June 2019 sentenced Junaidi Siagian to death for smuggling 53.3 kilograms of methamphetamines from Malaysia. At the same hearing, Junaidi’s associate Elpi Darius was sentenced to life for taking part in the smuggling. Earlier, prosecutors had demanded that the court sentence them both to death. Presiding judge Gosen Butar-butar said the two defendants were found guilty of violating the 2009 Narcotics Law. “There is nothing that mitigates the actions of the two defendants. Defendant Junaidi is sentenced with the death penalty and defendant Elpi Darius with life imprisonment,” Gosen said during the hearing on 11 June. (Sources: thejakartapost.com, 12/ 06/2019)
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