Ahmad Suradji, alias Dukun AS, 55, of Aman Damai hamlet, Sunggal district, was proven guilty and sentenced to death by the Lubuk Pakam District Court for killing 42 women in 1997.

The death sentence was confirmed by the Medan High Court and Supreme Court in 1998.

The Feb. 9 date was allegedly discussed during a closed-door meeting at the North Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office between three officials from the AGO and the head of the prosecutor's office Gortap Marbun.

The execution would likely be held on property owned by the PTPN state plantation company in Tanjung Morawa, Deli Serdang regency, the source said.

Officials from the prosecutor's office would only confirm Suradji's execution was set for February, as per a statement last week from the Deputy Attorney General on Crimes at the AGO, Abdul Hakim Ritonga.

However, the officials declined to give the exact date of the execution, saying "it could have a bad influence on the convict".

The prosecution's office assistant Irianto said the meeting on the scheduled execution of Suradji was ongoing.

"Gortap Marbun and prosecutors from the AGO are still meeting to discuss the execution date of Suradji," Irianto told The Jakarta Post on Monday.

The Medan Legal Aid Institute provided legal assistance to Suradji and sent a letter of clemency to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono through the State Secretariat last week in connection with the execution plan.

Program division head of the Medan Legal Aid Institute Nuriyono said Suradji's wife, Tumini, had sent a second clemency letter in December last year because the President rejected the first letter submitted by Suradji in October, 2004.

Tumini is still serving her life sentence at the Tanjung Gusta penitentiary in Medan. She was convicted by the court of assisting her husband in murdering the 42 victims.

Nuriyono said the second clemency letter sent by Tumini was legitimate because the first one was rejected by the President.

"The second letter was aimed at postponing the execution and considering whether or not justice have been rightfully served by the convict," Nuriyono told the Post.

He said in the judicial review submitted to the Supreme Court, the defense team had provided new evidence, in that one of the 42 victims was still alive and working in Malaysia now.

But he said he was surprised the court had not considered a judicial review for Suradji.

Popular

Indonesian workers in Japan face growing stigma after viral incidents

Political motivations behind rising cyberattacks in mid-2025, report says

High rice prices, education costs push up inflation to 2.37 percent in July