Sweet surrender
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
ONE month and 14 days in prison is what the prosecutor asked for A Sia, a Pontianak businessman charged with smuggling 697,085 tons of sugar. If the judges agree, in just six weeks, A Sia will be released from prison. And the bet is that this 'sugar king' will undoubtedly go back to smuggling sugar. It is certainly a slap in the face for law enforcement officials.
The sentence demanded by West Kalimantan prosecutor Eggi Prabudi, is indeed excessively light, given the seriousness of A Sia's crime: violating Law No. 8/1999 on Consumer Protection, which calls for a maximum of five years in jail or a fine of Rp2 billion. Had the prosecutor been more serious in exercising his legal duty, A Sia would be charged with breaking Law No. 7/1996 on Food and sentenced to a maximum five years in prison or a fine of Rp10 billion.
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ONE month and 14 days in prison is what the prosecutor asked for A Sia, a Pontianak businessman charged with smuggling 697,085 tons of sugar. If the judges agree, in just six weeks, A Sia will be released from prison. And the bet is that this 'sugar king' will undoubtedly go back to smuggling sugar. It is certainly a slap in the face for law enforcement officials.
The sentence demanded by West Kalimantan prosecutor Eggi Prabudi, is indeed excessivel
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