JAKARTA, Indonesia—A middle-rank Indonesian army officer is being stripped of his military title after he was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for murder, joint deprivation of the independence of others, and removing the bodies with the intention of concealment in a case that drew public outcry.
Priyanto held the title colonel before his sentencing and dismissal from military service.
Two of Priyanto’s subordinates were with him when their car crashed into two teenagers on a motorcycle in December. Handi Saputra, 17, was riding the motorcycle with his girlfriend Salsabila, 14, in West Java province.
During the trial in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, Priyanto admitted he had the idea of disposing of the two bodies because he thought the teens had died and weren’t moving or breathing….