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With the government seemingly determined to execute all the remaining 58 people currently on death row, this would be a good time for the nation to launch a discourse on whether to retain or abolish capital punishment, and decide on the issue one way or another through a referendum. (By Endy Bayuni, Jakarta)

Your comments:

Hmmm, referendum, fine and good, I agree. However, I am not all too convinced such a referendum would bring even remotely the same results.

Norris

Indonesians don'€™t mind defending the law because it'€™s the law. But put that authority aside and canvas their opinion about what they really think about that law - with no reprisals - who knows what they may say.

Case in point is the senior prosecutor and police who are today quoted in the Post in a separate story, recalling the traumatic experience of witnessing executions. It doesn'€™t appear to be something they are particularly proud of.

You can'€™t tell me that the prison guards at Kerobokan and Nusakambangan who have become close to the Bali Nine duo and that Nigerian gospel singer would be happy about what is going on.

One prison guard even appears in uniform in the Nigerian'€™s YouTube video, playing the keyboard. He may well be one of many who work for the Indonesian government, who will be among those deeply grieving their loss afterwards.

Patou

I share the anger of many Australians but I do not feel that the entire Indonesian people should take the blame for their president'€™s lack of compassion.

There are many actions taken by the Australian government with which I totally disagree and I hope that people in other countries don'€™t hate all Australians because of them.

Jay Rey Me