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Society 11 months ago
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Activists decry govt’s ‘double standard’ on death penalty
Human rights advocates have denounced the government’s “double standard” on capital punishment, following a recent report that revealed its ongoing tendency to hand down the death penalty, while simultaneously repatriating a number of death row convicts to their respective home countries.
Society 11 months ago
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Death sentences keep rising in Indonesia as global executions hit new record: Amnesty
The number of death sentences in Indonesia continues to rise over the years, making the Southeast Asian country a significant contributor to the death sentence figure globally as recorded executions hit their highest level since 2015.
Politics 1 year ago
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AGO suggests death penalty for Pertamina graft suspects
Attorney General ST Burhanuddin has suggested that suspects in a corruption case pertaining to fuel imports at state energy giant Pertamina could receive the death penalty as they committed their crimes during COVID-19, which was a national disaster.
Politics 1 year ago
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Death row convicts’ repatriation reignites calls to abolish capital punishment
The recent repatriation of foreign convicts on death row for drug-related cases should serve as the first step for Indonesia to abolish capital punishment entirely, law and human rights activists have said.
Opinion 1 year ago
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Analysis: Prabowo opens Pandora’s box on Indonesia’s capital punishment
President Prabowo Subianto’s decision to let a Philippine woman, who has been convicted for drug trafficking, to serve the remainder of her sentence in her home country under a transfer of prisoner arrangement has opened a Pandora’s box. She was sentenced by an Indonesian court to death, but the Philippines has long abolished capital punishment.
