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Asia & Pacific 6 days ago
Philippines pardons, frees Mary Jane Veloso
Jakarta handed Veloso, who was sentenced to death in 2010 after being arrested carrying heroin, over to Manila in 2024 under a "practical arrangement" for her repatriation, allowing her to serve the rest of her sentence in a Philippine prison.
Middle East and Africa 1 year ago
Ministry provides legal aid for Indonesian on death row in Ethiopia
Linda Yuliana of Majalengka regency, West Java, was arrested in Addis Ababa after airport authorities found a bag of cocaine in her bag that her family claimed she had been given by an unidentified person she met at a hotel in the Ethiopian capital.
Europe 1 year ago
Indonesia hands over French death row prisoner for repatriation
Serge Atlaoui was sentenced to death in 2007 for his role as a chemist in an ecstasy factory that was capable of producing 100 kg (220.5 lb) of illegal pills every week. Atlaoui has long maintained his innocence, saying he thought he was working in an acrylics factory.
Politics 1 year ago
Indonesia, France likely to sign agreement over repatriation of death row convict
France had previously requested the transfer of Serge Atlaoui, who has been jailed in Indonesia since 2005, Coordinating Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Correctional Services Yusril Ihza Mahendra told reporters.
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.
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