Sambo’s Police Contacts Set Murder in Motion

Ferdy Sambo’s motivation to murder Brig. Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat, including his attempt to cover up the crime afterwards, was underpinned by his close ties with several police officers.

KOMPAS/HENDRA A SETYAWAN

The defendant in the premeditated murder case against Brigadier Nofriansyah and the alleged obstruction of investigation, Ferdy Sambo, wipes sweat at the trial of the South Jakarta District Court, Jakarta, Monday (17/10/2022).

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – Former National Police internal affairs (Propam) chief Ferdy Sambo’s ability to involve several aides and colleagues through his close ties with them has underpinned his attempt to cover up the murder of Brig. Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat. This is also why so many police officers have been detained in this case.

A public prosecutor outlined this “kinship approach” when reading out the two charges against Sambo at the South Jakarta District Court on Monday (17/10/2022). During the opening hearing, which was presided over by a judicial panel headed by Wahyu Iman Santosa and closely guarded by the police, the prosecution read out the charges laid against Sambo and his wife Putri Candrawathi, as well as Second Agent (Bhayangkara Dua) Richard Eliezer, Brig. Ricky Rizal and Kuat Ma’ruf for their involvement in the premeditated murder of Nofriansyah, under Article 340 and Article 55, paragraph 1 to 1 of the Criminal Code (KUHP).