Jakarta Globe, SP/Yeremia Sukoyo, Dec 18, 2014
Jakarta. The Attorney General’s Office said on Thursday that another convict on death row will soon be executed, bringing the total number of prisoners scheduled to face the firing squad to six.
President Joko Widodo previously said he would not offer clemency to convicted drug traffickers. (Reuters Photo/Damir Sagolj) |
Jakarta. The Attorney General’s Office said on Thursday that another convict on death row will soon be executed, bringing the total number of prisoners scheduled to face the firing squad to six.
The AGO
previously announced it would execute five convicts before year’s end, most of
whom were convicted of drug trafficking.
“There is
one addition to the list of 2014 executions, but the number might increase or
decline,” AGO spokesman Tony Spontana said.
“The latest
information from the National Police stated that the convict must not be denied
their last extraordinary legal action.”
Tony said
previously that the condemned men were inmates at Nusa Kambangan, an island
prison located just off the port town of Cilacap on the southern coast of Java.
There are
136 inmates currently on death row, according to AGO data, with 64 of them
sentenced for drug trafficking, two for terrorism and the rest for murder or
aggravated robbery.
Joko Widodo
disappointed many campaigning against the death penalty earlier in December
when he said he would not offer clemency to convicted drug traffickers.
“In
international forums on human rights issues, the world frequently asked why
Indonesia is still imposing death penalty, this is humiliating our nation,”
said Indonesian Human Rights Monitor (Imparsial) executive director Poengki
Indarti.
It was not
clear on Thursday whether the six men had been made aware of their fate.
Indonesian law requires only that an inmate is told of their execution 72 hours
before they are shot.
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