TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Pekanbaru District Court has sentenced three suspects of Orang Utan illegal trade in Riau. Awaludin and Ali Ahmad were sentenced to 2.5 years in prison, while Khairi Roza was sentenced to two years in prison.
"The suspects are proven to be guilty of their crime, and hereby sentenced to 2.5 years in prison," said Presiding Judge Ahmad Pudjoharsoyo during the trial on Tuesday, March 22, 2016.
The suspects were found guilty of selling three Orang Utan babies in Pekanbaru. They claimed to bought Orang Utan babies for Rp 5 million, and later sold it Rp 25 million.
The suspects were charged for violating Article 40 (2) in conjunction to Article 21 (2) point (a), and Article 55 (1) of Law No. 5/1990 on Natural Resources Conservation and Ecosystem.
RIYAN NOFITRA