(published by The Jakarta Post on 31 Jan 2012. Click here ) I will not judge Apriyani Susanti , the allegedly intoxicated driver who killed nine people on Jan. 22. But I do expect that the judge who presides over that case to levy a severe sentence on her to uphold justice. The judge should consider the human toll, not merely the Narcotics Law or Traffic and Land Transportation Law. Several legal experts said article 338 of Criminal Code (KUHP) on intentional murder should be invoked because Apriyani drank alcohol and used drugs prior to the crash. “She is an educated person. She should know that alcohol and drugs can make her high. That’s not negligence but deliberation,” said Bambang Widodo Umar and Eva Achyani Zulfa, both noted criminologists from the University of Indonesia (UI). The tragic accident has shocked us and created a public uproar — and not only because the lady was driving while intoxicated. The victims were innocent people who were relaxing, walking and sightseeing on ...
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