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Lawyer Disagrees with 6-Year Sentence for Fariz RM, Plans to Submit Abolition to the President

The 6-year prison sentence against senior musician Fariz RM has not discouraged his legal team. In addition to preparing a plea or defense note, lawyer Deolipa Yumara revealed that he will take unexpected legal steps.

Deolipa plans to submit a request for abolition or cancellation of the sentence to President Prabowo Subianto. This step is taken as a form of struggle to save Fariz RM, who is considered a victim of narcotics.

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He compared his client's case to those of corruptors who, according to him, actually receive legal leniency such as abolition and amnesty.

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According to him, drug users like Fariz RM are more deserving of abolition than the corruptors who harm the state.

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"We request that a person like Fariz RM be abolished, just like that. Abolition means his sentence is lifted or amnesty or whatever, where we will submit a letter to the president. President Prabowo 08," he explained.

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"Corruptors should not be saved, but the users who should be saved are instead being oppressed like this," he continued firmly.

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When asked about Fariz RM's status as a great musician, Deolipa agreed that this was one of the considerations for why his client deserves an amnesty.

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Meanwhile, Fariz RM himself is said to have resigned to the ongoing legal process.

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However, as a defender, Deolipa feels it is his duty to fight for his client's fate until the last drop of blood.