THE sentence of 18 months in jail handed down to 2nd Agent Richard Eliezer Pudihang Lumiu is a good precedent for the protection of justice collaborators who expose crimes. With his status as a collaborator, Richard received a much more lenient sentence than the other four people on trial for the murder of Brig. Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat.

The three judges at the South Jakarta District Court who heard the case took the view that Richard’s