The sentence is 7 years, [and] he’s already served five years, so he can [get] parole

News Desk – Foreigner Convicted of Treason Case

October 28, 2023

Jayapura, Jubi TV– A Polish citizen convicted of treason, Jackub Fabian Skrzypsi, has been on parole from the Abepura Correctional Institution in Jayapura City, Papua Province, since 22 September 2023.

This was conveyed by his legal advisor, Latifah Anum Siregar in Jayapura City on Friday (27/10/2023).

“The sentence is 7 years, [and] he has already served five years, so he can [get] parole. “He has [served] two-thirds of his [sentence, so] he can apply for parole,” said Anum.

On May 2 2019, the Wamena District Court sentenced Jackub Fabian Skrzypsi to 5 years in prison. Another defendant in the same case, Simon Magal alias Simon Carlos Magal, was sentenced to 4 years in prison.

Both were found guilty in the case of trafficking firearms with the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB).

Jackub Fabian Skrzypsi and Simon Magal alias Simon Carlos Magal made an appeal at the Jayapura High Court, and their appeal was rejected.

The Polish citizen then appealed to the Supreme Court. On November 20 2019, the Supreme Court rejected the appeal, and sentenced Skrzypsi to 7 years in prison.

Anum said that Skrzypsi’s parole process took quite a long time, because parole required permission from Interpol. “[The] conditional release process is very long, you have to go through general and special procedures, you have to get permission from Interpol. [There must be] a guarantee from the Ambassador, a guarantee from a local citizen, and a notification letter from Interpol. “Even though we have complete documents, but without Interpol permission, he cannot leave prison,” he said.

Anum said that during the conditional release period, Skrzypsi was required to report every month to the Correctional Center (Bapas) and the Immigration Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights for the Papua Region. Anum said Skrzypsi was also not allowed to leave Indonesia until 2025.

“[He] is obliged to report every 10th, [and] will be completely free [in] October 2025. I as his guarantor will monitor and see while he reports. He can go outside Papua, as long as he is still in Indonesia, [and] he must have permission from the Father, [for] notification of transfer he must report. [Because he is] a foreign citizen, Immigration must be involved. “This is the first case [convict] who is [required] to report to Immigration,” he said. (*)

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