8 MONTH JAIL SENTENCE FOR LANGUR TRAFFICKER
It’s been four months since the arrest of a wildlife trafficker in Pasar, Petunjungan village, Paiton, Probolinggo, East Java on the 21st of October 2015, by Probolinggo police and the East Java Conservation and Natural Resources Agency, alongside the Centre for Orangutan Protection. The team secured 5 Javan Langurs at the house of the culprit, which was being used as a warehouse for housing wildlife. The Kraksaan District Court decided that the defendant, Muhamad Fatah Yasin, would receive 8 months imprisonment as well as a fine of 50 million rupiah ($3700 USD), with a 2 month subsidiary jail sentence.
“The verdict, read on the 4th of February 2016, has sharpened the blades in the war against wildlife trafficking.” States Daniek Hendarto, Manager of the Centre for Orangutan Protection Anti-Wildlife Crime Unit.
Throughout 2015, COP carried out several operations in the capture of wildlife traffickers. Within these 5 operations, 57 wild animals were successfully secured by the associated groups and government departments. Four of the criminals involved in these 5 cases have already, or are currently, carrying out their punishments. The Garut operation managed to secure a Sumatran Orangutan, with the culprit Dicky Rusvinda receiving a prison sentence of 1 year and 6 months. In the Surabaya operation 13 eagles were retrieved, and the culprit Paska Aditya was sentenced with 7 months imprisonment and a fine of 2.5 million rupiah ($186 USD). Meanwhile the harshest sentence received was the decision made by the Langsa District Court in which Ramadhani, an accused trafficker of 3 baby Sumatran orangutans, received 2 years imprisonment and a fine of 50 million rupiah ($3700 USD), with subsidiary jail time of 3 months. (YUN)
PEDAGANG LUTUNG JAWA PROBOLINGGO DIVONIS 8 BULAN PENJARA
Empat bulan setelah kasus penangkapan pedagang satwa di dusun Pasar, desa Petunjungan, Kecamatan Paiton, kabupaten Probolinggo, Jawa Timur pada 21 Oktober 2015 oleh Polres Probolinggo dan BBKSDA Jawa Timur bersama Centre for Orangutan Protection. Pada saat itu tim mengamankan 5 (lima) ekor Lutung Jawa di rumah terdakwa yang merupakan gudang penyimpanan satwa. Pengadilan Negeri Krakasan memutuskan, terdakwa Muhamad Fatah Yasin pidana penjara 8 (delapan) bulan dan denda sebesar Rp 50.000.000,00 (lima puluh juta rupiah), subsider 2 (dua) bulan pidana kurungan.
“Putusan yang dibacakan pada 4 Februari 2016 itu semakin menajamkan mata pisau perang melawan perdagangan satwa liar.”, tegas Daniek Hendarto, Manajer Anti Wildlife Crime Centre for Orangutan Protection.
Sepanjang tahun 2015, COP melakukan operasi bersama dalam menangkap perdagangan satwa liar. Dalam 5 kali operasinya tercatat 57 satwa yang berhasil diamankan bersama pihak-pihak terkait. Kelima operasi penegakkan hukum tersebut, empat pelaku sudah dan sedang menjalani hukumannya. Operasi Garut berhasil menyelamatkan satu orangutan Sumatera, dengan terdakwa Dicky Rusvinda dihukum 1 tahun 6 bulan. Operasi Surabaya yang menyelamatkan 13 Elang, terdakwa Paska Aditya mendapat vonis 7 bulan penjara dan denda Rp 2.500.000,00. Sementara itu hukuman terberat adalah Putusan Pengadilan Negeri Langsa yang menjatuhi terdakwa Ramadhani, pedagang 3 bayi orangutan Sumatera dengan hukuman 2 tahun penjara dan denda Rp 50.000.000,00 (lima puluh juta rupiah) subsider 3 bulan penjara. (YUN)
