TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Member of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Commission III, Hasbiallah Ilyas, approves the Indonesian government’s decision to maintain the provision of the death penalty. This clause is known to be stipulated in the new Indonesian Penal Code (KUHP). “In principle, we agree to maintain the clause of the death penalty in … Read more
Indonesia’s commitment to the death penalty remains firm,yet significant changes are emerging within its legal framework. This article explores the nuances of the death penalty in Indonesia,examining the recent legislative support and a groundbreaking 10-year probationary period that offers a possible path to commutation for those on death row. Gain insights into the evolving landscape … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has called on the government to suspend all executions and commute sentences of all death row inmates. The human rights organization said Indonesia’s stance on the death penalty remains unchanged, despite no executions occurring in recent years. “We urge law enforcement in Indonesia to follow the global trend by officially … Read more
he government has handed over to French authorities a man on death row for drug offences who will start his return to his home country late on Tuesday, the latest in a series of foreign drug convicts repatriated from Indonesia. Serge Atlaoui was sentenced to death in 2007 for his role as a chemist in … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – As many as 157 Indonesian nationals are facing the death penalty abroad, said director of citizen protection at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Judha Nugraha, according to the latest figures as of January 2025. “The majority are in Malaysia due to drug trafficking cases,” said Judha when contacted on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. … Read more
ndonesia is likely to sign an agreement with France before the end of this month over the repatriation of a Frenchman who is on death row on charges of drug offences, a senior minister said on Tuesday. France had previously requested the transfer of Serge Atlaoui, who has been jailed in Indonesia since 2005, Coordinating Law, Human Rights, … Read more
rance has sent Indonesia an official request for the transfer of a French death row inmate who has spent nearly 20 years in prison, an Indonesian minister told AFP on Saturday. Indonesia has in recent weeks released half a dozen high-profile detainees, including a Filipina mom on death row and the last five members of … Read more
‘Makes no sense’: Trump calls out Biden’s decision to commute death penalty sentences TheJournal.ie Trump blasts Biden over death sentence commutations RTÉ News Joe Biden commutes sentences of 37 death row inmates The Irish Times Trump says DoJ will ‘vigorously’ pursue death penalty after Biden commutations The Guardian US Trump criticises Biden’s death row decisions – saying he backs … Read more