Zulkarnaen murder trial to begin under tight security
Five suspects in the murder of Nasruddin Zulkarnaen, the former director of state-owned PT Rajawali Putra Banjaran, will stand trial in Tangerang, Banten this week after prosecutors submitted the defendants' dossiers to the Tangerang District Court, Detikcom reported.
"The defendants, Fransiscus Tadin Keran, Daniel Daen, Hendricus Kwa Walen, Heri Santoso and Eduardus Ndopo Bete will be tried in three separate hearings starting on August 18," court spokesman Arthur Hangewa said.
The defendants will be tried in three separate courtrooms.
The suspects are charged with violating Articles 338, 340 and 55 of the Criminal Code on premeditated murder and could face the death penalty if found guilty.
Nasruddin, 41, was shot in the head in a drive-by shooting as he left the Modernland golf course in Tangerang on March 14.
The murder has become the focus of intense media attention, having led to the arrest of suspended chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission Antasari Azhar, as well as media businessman Sigid Haryo Wibisono and former Tangerang and South Jakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Wiliardi Wizar.
