WILLEMSTAD - Yesterday, the four suspects who were involved in the shooting of 24-year-old Idrick Sebastiaan on Rooi Santu on 22 June last year were sentenced to 56 years in prison total. This case, known as “De Zon” (The Sun), was before the court for the second time on Wednesday.
20 years have been demanded against both the 19-year-old Sherwin (Pumpi) Pieters and the 28-year-old Druwently (Droopi) Pieter. They are seen as the main perpetrators of the murder.
Yu Liang Wu, aged 22, has been heard a 12 years prison sentence against him for complicity. Wu would have supplied the weapon for the murder. Finally, 24 months has been demanded against 30-year-old Jerrel Nivillac for possession of weapons.
In a previous hearing, Jerrel Nivillac stated that the wrong person was shot. The four of them made a mistake and he wants them all to acknowledge and accept this.
However, when the judge asked the other three suspects if they were there on the night the shooting took place, Sherwin Pieters said he is innocent and has nothing to do with the case. Yu Liang Wu chose to exercise his right to remain silent. Druwently Pieter stated that he is in the vicinity of Bakery 'De Zon' every day, including that evening.
Camera images show that Pieters receives something from Wu just before the murder. When asked by the judge what Pieters got from Wu, he says that he got marijuana and knows nothing about a weapon. The judge then stated that the police could clearly see that he had a weapon in his hand.
The judge went on to say that Nivillac initially stated that he disposed of the weapon at the landfill, but then said that he had a man named 'Chief' sell the weapon for 1,700 guilders, so that he had money to pay for the declaration of paternity.
The public prosecutor has addressed the suspects on the fact that they shot someone in his early childhood. According to him, Nivillac's statement fits exactly with the police investigation. Given that statement and the evidence, the Public Prosecution Service is convinced that all four are guilty, hence the high demands. The judge will rule in three weeks.
