People from Sukena’s community also voiced their support, saying that they believed the hedgehogs were not uncommon, and also a possible infestation, according to local media.  ,
Mrs Rieke Diah Pitaloka, a lawmaker in Indonesia’s ruling party, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle ( PDI-P), also compared Sukena’s arrest to corruption cases, which are damaging to the state but have lighter sentences.
” Cases ( of corruption ) should have heavier sanctions. Do you believe, Indonesian folks? Viralise this situation, we help the fight to free Nyoman Sukena”, Mrs Rieke said through her Instagram and TikTok records, as quoted by Kompas on Tuesday.
Mrs Rieke was one of the sureties of Sukena’s suspended confinement, which was granted by the Denpasar courtroom on Thursday.
Another member of parliament, Nyoman Parta, hopes that the word given to Sukena will be as forgiving as possible.
” The reason is that Sukena has good intentions, keeping the porcupines to preserve them, even his pet porcupines were used for Ngayah ( Balinese social tradition activities )”, said Mr Parta, who is also a member of PDI-P.
Albert Aries, a criminal lawyer at Trisakti University, claimed that the five-year ban against Sukena for keeping hedgehogs was a form of increased legitimate application.
According to him, Sukena should have been acquitted because the animals were properly cared for, breeding, and even used for conventional ceremonies.  ,
” It is important for the local indigenous people, so he should be acquitted or at least released”, Albert was quoted as saying by Kompas.
Another legitimate observer, Hardjuno Wiwoho, said judges should use the principle of justice, not just the black-and-white laws written in the rules.
According to Hardjuno, Sukena’s situation was also crucial in raising awareness of the laws governing protected species.  ,
It is sensible that the majority of people do not understand this rule, he told Detik.
The Javan hedgehog is endangered according to hunting and the loss of its natural habitat, so the Indonesian government protects it.  ,
This carnivorous animal, typically found in Java and Bali, is frequently hunted for its meats, twigs or stone-like inner organs called bezoar.  ,
There are an estimated 300, 000 species of wildlife, or around 17 per share of the country’s wildlife, in Indonesia.
There are 137 species of mammals, 37 types of snakes, 26 species of insects, and 20 species of fish that are legally protected by law because they are considered endangered, according to a statement from the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK).
KLHK said it would increase spreading awareness about guarded animals to the people in the wake of Sukena’s event.
” There are many kinds of secured animals, so we have conducted so numerous attention work”, the agency’s natural resources and ecosystem conservation director standard, Satyawan Pudyatmoko, said on Tuesday, as reported by Antara news agency.
” But perhaps we have to increase the efforts to educate people about secured creatures in some areas,” he continued.