Prada Lucky Case Verdict: 22 Indonesian Army Soldiers Dismissed and Imprisoned

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01 Jan 2026 · 06:50 01 January 2026 06:50 WIB 5 minutes reading time: 5 minutes 7 read

The Military Court III-15 Kupang sentenced 22 Indonesian Army soldiers in the case of Prada Lucky's death: imprisonment under 10 years, dismissal, and restitution.

17 tentara yang dituntut karena melakukan kekerasan terhadap Prada Lucky sedang mendengarkan vonis yang dijatuhkan hakim pengadilan militer. (Source: BBC News Indonesia (https://www.bbc.com/indonesia/articles/cz609g59qleo))

Table of Contents

Verdict of the Military Court III-15 Kupang
Prada Lucky's Case and the Determination of 22 Suspects
Chronology of Alleged Violence against the Victim

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 was said to be six months heavier than the military auditor's demand for six years in prison, accompanied by dismissal and payment of restitution.

In addition, the Commander of Company A of the 834/Waka Nga Mere Territorial Infantry Battalion (Yonif TP 834/WM) in Nagekeo, First Lieutenant Inf. Ahmad Faisal, was sentenced to eight years in prison and dismissed. In the case of 17 defendants which was read out at the trial with case number 41-K/PM.III-15/AD/X/2025, the panel of judges handed down varying verdicts: 15 soldiers with the rank of enlisted and non-commissioned officers were sentenced to six years in prison and dismissal, while two first officers, Second Lieutenant Inf. Made Juni Arta Dana and Second Lieutenant Inf. Achmad Thariq Al Qindi Singajuru, S.Tr.(Han), were sentenced to nine years in prison and also dismissed.

The trial was led by Mayor Chk. Subiyatno with two member judges, Captain Chk. Dennis Carol Napitupulu and Captain Chk. Zainal Arifin Anang Yulianto. In the verdict, the panel of judges considered that the actions of the defendants could no longer be seen as educating subordinates, but had entered into a form of torture that resulted in the loss of the victim's life. The victim's mother, Sepriana Paulina Mirpey, stated that the family was satisfied with the court's decision and said they would oversee the process until the dismissal was carried out.