High-ranking Indonesian police official sentenced to death for murdering fellow officer

A man who was one of Indonesia’s high-ranking police officials was sentenced to death on February 13, 2023, for murdering a fellow officer who had served as his bodyguard. Former inspector general Ferdy Sambo was found guilty months after Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat’s death, which was initially portrayed by the force as the result of a gunfight with a colleague.