Jakarta High Court Turns Down Appeal filed by Jessica Wongso
13 March 2017 14:46 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Jakarta High Court has turned down an appeal filed by Jessica Wongso, who has been convicted of the murder of Wayan Mirna Salihin. The Court has confirmed the Central Jakarta District Court’s decision to sentence Jessica Kumala Wongso to 20 years in prison.
“I heard that the decision of Central Jakarta District Court [who found Jessica guilty as charged] has been confirmed by the High Court,” Jessica’s defense lawyer Otto Hasibuan told Tempo on Monday, March 13, 2107.
Otto said that he had just received the news, adding that he was not surprised by the court’s decision.
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“We are not surprised; I have said it before that I did not put too much hope in the High Court’s decision to bring justice to Jessica,” Otto said. He added that he had apprised Jessica Wongso over the decision.
Otto said that he will continue to seek justice for Jessica by filing an appeal to the Supreme Court (MA).
The trial at the court of the first instance resulted in Jessica Wongso being found guilty of premeditated murder of her close friend Wayan Mirna Salihin. Mirna died after drinking cyanide-laced Vietnamese coffee at the Olivier café in Grand Indonesia shopping mall, Central Jakarta.
EGI ADYATAMA