a panel of judges led by Bambang Widyatmoko at the Purwokerto District Court...

a panel of judges led by Bambang Widyatmoko at the Purwokerto District Court, Indonesia, sentenced Agus Santoso, 28, and his younger brother Ruslan Abdul Ghani, 24, to death for the murder and dismemberment of Hery Best, a bodyguard working for a former Banyumas legislative council speaker. Their 63-year old father, Sony Tarsono, was also found guilty in the crime and was jailed for 20 years. The same court a week earlier had also sentenced Sony's other son, Mukti Wibowo, to 10 years in prison over the same charges. The court gave Mukti a lighter sentence because of his age; he was 17 years old at the time of the crimes. The family members were held responsible for the murder on August 24, 2004 of Hery Best, a resident from neighboring Kauman Lama. Based on the results of the police investigation, the murder was a revenge crime after a dispute over a trading area near the Purwokerto bus terminal. Police said the murder was committed at the suspects' house and that Hery's body was then dismembered, with the body parts dumped in separate places. The head was found in Baturaden, about 15 km from the murder scene, while the other parts were dumped in Banjarnegara, about 40 km away. After sentencing, Agus and Ruslan said they would appeal to the high court. Shocked family members said the verdict was unfair and made no sense. It was strange that some members received death sentences while others were given lighter punishments, they said. The presiding judge, Bambang, said Sony did not receive a death sentence because of his age, 63, and because he had not taken part in dismembering Hery, although he had disposed of some of the body parts.