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National 6 years ago

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Rights groups decry new attorney general's plan to resume death penalty

Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanuddin's stance on capital punishment will determine the fate of more than 300 death row inmates, including foreign nationals, in the country.

SE Asia 7 years ago

15 foreigners among 48 handed death penalty in Indonesia last year: Amnesty

In its annual report released on Wednesday, Amnesty explained that of the 48 death sentences, 39 were in drug-related cases, eight were for murder and one for terrorism.

World 8 years ago

Bangladesh court sentences 39 people to death for murder

A Bangladesh court Tuesday sentenced dozens of men to death for the brazen daylight murder of a ruling party official in 2014, officials said.

World 8 years ago

Trump says New York attacker should be put to death

US President Donald Trump called Wednesday for the man charged with carrying out a New York City truck rampage that killed eight people to be put to death.

National 8 years ago

Govt seeks 'win-win solution' on death penalty

The government is to retain the death penalty, but intends to seek a "middle way" to accommodate those critics who opposed capital punishment as a violation of human rights, Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly said on Tuesday.

National 9 years ago

Capital punishment an effective way to combat drug dealers: Tito

National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian said on Thursday that the example of the Philippines illustrated that capital punishment was an effective way to combat drug dealers.

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