Legal Literacy - The Military Court III-15 Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, sentenced 22 Indonesian Army soldiers to prison and dismissal after being charged with involvement in the abuse case that killed Prada Lucky Chepril Saputra Namo. The verdict was read in a marathon trial on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. WITA. All defendants were declared guilty, dismissed from military service in the Indonesian Army, and required to pay restitution of more than Rp500 million.

Verdict of the Military Court III-15 Kupang

In a series of trials, the panel of judges first read out the verdict for 17 defendants, then continued the verdict against five other soldiers. Of the 22 convicts, three were first officers, namely one with the rank of First Lieutenant and two with the rank of Second Lieutenant. The convicts were also charged with restitution of Rp544,625,070.

The panel of judges stated that four soldiers—Pratu Aprianto Rede Radja, Pratu Ahmad Ahda, Pratu Emeliano de Araujo, and Pratu Petrus Nong Brian Semi—were sentenced to six years and six months in prison and dismissal. The Head of the Panel of Judges, Mayor Chk. Subiyatno, stated that the four were proven to have committed a criminal act in the service, intentionally hitting subordinates and hurting them in other ways that caused death, and were carried out jointly. The sentence against the four soldiers…