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clemency

Society 2 years ago

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Activists applaud clemency for death-row drug convict Merri Utami

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has commuted the sentence of drug trafficking convict Merri Utami from the death penalty to life in prison, the convict’s lawyers have said, to the relief of activists who have long been supporting her plea.

Archipelago 2 years ago

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Jokowi grants 'unprecedented' clemency to death row drug convict

Merri Utami, 49, was sentenced to death in 2002 by a court in Tangerang, Banten, after she was found guilty of trying to smuggle heroin into the country. She had claimed that she was duped into becoming a drug mule.

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

Philippines seeks clemency for Filipina on death row in Indonesia

Mary Jane Veloso was arrested in Indonesia in 2010 carrying a suitcase lined with 2.6 kilograms (5.7 pounds) of heroin and was later sentenced to death.

Editorial 3 years ago

Marcos Jr’s rescue mission

Mary Jane can hope for pardon or clemency from Jokowi as a last resort and Bongbong can convince Jokowi that she deserves it.

Lifestyle 4 years ago

Iran leader grants clemency to over 2,800 prisoners

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has granted clemency to more than 2,800 jailed convicts to mark two Muslim religious holidays, his website said Saturday.

People 5 years ago

Kim Kardashian asks Trump for clemency ahead of US man's execution

Kim Kardashian on Wednesday called on President Donald Trump to commute the death sentence of a US man scheduled to be executed Thursday for his participation in a double murder when he was 18 years old.

Editorial 5 years ago

Normalizing corruption

At the grass roots, corruption literacy remains a challenge, with people perceiving gratuities and bribery as routine perks.

Opinion 5 years ago

If only I were given a chance to be free

I want to live and share my experience, so that no other vulnerable women would be manipulated.

World 5 years ago

Trump's clemency for Roger Stone wipes away fine and supervised release

President Donald Trump's executive clemency to his longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone not only commuted the veteran Republican operative's prison term but it also spared him a hefty fine and two years of supervised release.