Indonesia defiant as UN leads condemnation of looming executions
INDONESIA yesterday signalled it was determined to push ahead with the execution of eight foreign drug convicts, despite a growing wave of global condemnation led by United Nations (UN) chief, Ban Ki-moon.
Authorities on Saturday gave formal notice to the eight – from Australia, Brazil, Nigeria and the Philippines – that they would be executed by firing squad imminently, along with an Indonesian prisoner.
However, a Frenchman also on death row for drug-related crimes was granted a temporary reprieve after Paris stepped up pressure on Jakarta, according to AFP.
The group has been moved to the high-security prison island of Nusakambangan, where Indonesia puts condemned prisoners to death.
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