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More executions likely early next year
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A third phase of executions of narcotics convicts is expected to be held in early 2016, according to the House of Representatives.
'Currently we are processing the budget. Since there're only a few months left in 2015, we're probably going to carry out [the third phase of executions] at the beginning of next year,' Arsul Sani, a member of House Commission III overseeing legal affairs, human rights and the National Police, said on Saturday.
According to Asrul, the Attorney General's Office (AGO) has not yet submitted a definitive schedule for the next round of executions; if it has enough money left from this year's budget, the AGO may carry out the executions sooner.
Previously, the AGO requested House approval of a budget to execute 12 death row convicts during a meeting with Commission III.
'There are actually more than 120 people on death row. During the meeting, we asked the AGO why it had only requested funds [to execute] 12 people,' Arsul said as quoted by kompas.com.
According to AGO data, there were, as of early 2015, 64 narcotics-related death row prisoners. Six were executed in the first phase on Jan. 18, followed to their graves by a further eight in the second phase on April 29. (edn/kes)(++++)
