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133 convicts awaiting execution

Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna H

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Wed, January 21, 2015 Published on Jan. 21, 2015 Published on 2015-01-21T14:13:38+07:00

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aw and Human Rights Minister Yasonna H. Laoly has said that a total of 133 death-row convicts in a number of prisons in the country are awaiting their turn to be executed.

'€œWe want to give accurate information, the number of death-row convicts in various prisons is 133,'€ he said in a hearing with House of Representatives'€™ Commission III on law here on Wednesday.

He said that of the 133, 57 were drug convicts, two terrorism convicts and 74 were general-crime convicts.

Attorney General Prasetyo said on Tuesday that following the six executions on Sunday, the Attorney General'€™s Office would execute 60 more death-row convicts but he declined to mention when or where the executions would be carried out. (***)(++++)

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