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No more delays on executions, says expert
Forensic psychologist Reza Indragiri Amriel has said the Indonesian government must implement a second batch of executions scheduled for Tuesday, as the death sentences imposed on the 10 death row convicts are fully based on the law
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orensic psychologist Reza Indragiri Amriel has said the Indonesian government must implement a second batch of executions scheduled for Tuesday, as the death sentences imposed on the 10 death row convicts are fully based on the law.
He said the government had a strong legal basis to stick with its plan of carrying out the death sentences as each death row inmate had been through a trial process three times.
'Nine judges ruled on their death sentences and the possibility for the judges to make wrong decisions in their cases is very small. It is only around 0.027 to 4.1 percent,' he said as quoted by tempo.co in Jakarta on Sunday.
Reza said the nine judges had a firm belief and were unwavering when they sentenced each of the 10 convicts to the death penalty.
'Let's forget about the kind of drama entitled 'irony of a victim', aimed at causing everybody to feel compassion for the death row inmates,' he said.
Earlier, the government announced the imminent execution of 10 death row inmates: Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, two Australians known as ringleaders of the so-called Bali Nine drug ring; Raheem Agbaje Salami of Nigeria; Zainal Abidin of Indonesia; Serge Areski Atlaoui of France; Rodrigo Gularte of Brazil; Silvester Obiekwe Nwaolise alias Mustofa of Nigeria; Martin Anderson alias Belo of Ghana; Okwudili Oyatanze of Nigeria; and Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso of the Philippines.
Attorney General's Office spokesperson Tony Spontana said it was likely that the government would reduce the number of death row inmates to be executed in the batch of executions scheduled for Tuesday.
'It is likely that we will execute nine people instead of 10 as previously reported,' he said on Saturday.
Tony said the AGO reduced the number of inmates to be executed after Atlaoui made a last legal effort to fight against his execution via the State Administrative Court (PTUN) on Thursday afternoon. (ebf)(++++)
