A man convicted for poisoning a family member in Karangasem, East Bali will not have his death sentence commuted, the president has decided.
The news was announced on Thursday by I Gede Putra Arbawa, the head of the General Crimes Section (Kasi Pidum) for the Amplapura State Attorney’s office.
A copy of the decision letter rejecting his plea for pardon has been sent to 53-year-old I Putu Suaka, alias Keteg, who is currently locked up at Kerobokan Prison, Arbawa told Tribun Bali.
The Buleleng man was given the death sentence for killing a family member by slipping cyanide into their coffee, Arbawa explained. (So it’s not just terrorists we have to worry about for abusing cyanide in Bali.)
His motive for murder was apparently money-related. Suaka expected Rp 3 million from the victim, but was only given Rp 500,000, Arbawa says. It’s so sad how cheap life can be.
