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The legal counsel for the 10 children recently convicted of gambling but freed by the Tangerang District Court will appeal the verdict, one of the lawyers said on Thursday. “Tomorrow [Friday] we will register our appeal with the Tangerang court and we will file the documents immediately,” said Ricky Gunawan, one of the children’s lawyers. Ricky said the children’s families wanted to file an appeal to protect their children’s futures. He said the court’s verdict could damage the children’s prospects for finding good jobs when they grew up.

"They should be freed without any conditions whatsoever, because they're innocent. If they're returned to their parents, that means the court has declared them guilty, which will cast a shadow over their future"

The Tangerang District Court on Monday found 10 children guilty of gambling in a controversial ruling that sparked outrage among Indonesia\'s child welfare activists, even after the court ordered the juveniles returned home to their parents.

The lawyer for ten chldren charged with gambling at Soekarno-Hatta Airport says she's baffled that the incident has wound up in court. "This is not even a case. This is only a bunch of kids tossing coins for fun, just to fill the time," said public legal aid lawayer Kristin Tambunan on Thursday. "Each of them had only two Rp 500 coins and they did not care how much money they won. They only cared how to beat their friends and have some fun. "Since when is playing a crime?"