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President of the Republic of Indonesia H. E. Joko Widodo: Stop the executions in Indonesia
Karen K.
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President of the Republic of Indonesia H. E. Joko Widodo
Indonesia
just executed/shot five foreign nationals and one Indonesian for drug-related
crimes on 18 January 2015.
Prisoners spend a long time in prison before their sentence is finally carried out. Prisoners and their families are notified 72 hours in advance of their pending execution.
They are woken up in the middle of the night and taken to a remote (and undisclosed) location and executed by firing squad. The method has not changed since 1964.
The prisoner blindfolded is led to a grassy area where they have an option to kneel or stand. 12 armed executioners shoot the prisoner in the chest from a range of five to ten metres. Only three live bullets and the rest fire blanks. If the prisoner does not die, the Commander is required to issue a final bullet to the prisoner's head.
Many of the prisoners awaiting execution have been waiting for ten years or more. Four executions took place in 2013. January 2015, six executions (amongst them one Dutchman, one Brazilian, one Vietnamese, one man from Malawi and one from Nigeria) were shot for drug-related crimes.
Next executions (two Australiens) are on 14. Feb 2015!
Please help to urge the Indonesian authorities to stop the killing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Indonesia
http://thejakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/opinion/president-jokowi-indonesias-newest-mass-murderer/
http://theconversation.com/indonesia-uses-faulty-stats-on-drug-crisis-to-justify-death-penalty-36512
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/01/30/time-abolish-death-penalty-indonesia.html
Thank you in advance :)
Karen Kyed
Prisoners spend a long time in prison before their sentence is finally carried out. Prisoners and their families are notified 72 hours in advance of their pending execution.
They are woken up in the middle of the night and taken to a remote (and undisclosed) location and executed by firing squad. The method has not changed since 1964.
The prisoner blindfolded is led to a grassy area where they have an option to kneel or stand. 12 armed executioners shoot the prisoner in the chest from a range of five to ten metres. Only three live bullets and the rest fire blanks. If the prisoner does not die, the Commander is required to issue a final bullet to the prisoner's head.
Many of the prisoners awaiting execution have been waiting for ten years or more. Four executions took place in 2013. January 2015, six executions (amongst them one Dutchman, one Brazilian, one Vietnamese, one man from Malawi and one from Nigeria) were shot for drug-related crimes.
Next executions (two Australiens) are on 14. Feb 2015!
Please help to urge the Indonesian authorities to stop the killing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Indonesia
http://thejakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/opinion/president-jokowi-indonesias-newest-mass-murderer/
http://theconversation.com/indonesia-uses-faulty-stats-on-drug-crisis-to-justify-death-penalty-36512
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/01/30/time-abolish-death-penalty-indonesia.html
Thank you in advance :)
Karen Kyed
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