The Indonesian government will execute six people by firing squad this weekend for drug-related offences in the first capital punishment deaths in the nation since 2013
The list of death row inmates expected to be executed this year sits at 20, after Indonesia's new President Widodo stated he will not grant clemency to 64 drug-related death row inmates — who will all be killed. Indonesia is known for its harsh penalties for drug convictions, after halting the execution of drug offenders in 2004, the country resumed killings in 2013.
"There is no pardon for this matter," President Widodo said at a press conference on Dec. 10, "I think we are aware that Indonesia is in a state of emergency due to drugs." Read more...
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