The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appealed to Indonesia to tamper justice with mercy on the planned executions of nine prisoners that have been transported to the high- security prison of Nusakambangan.


A statement by Ban's spokesman said the secretary-general urged Indonesian President Joke Widodo to " urgently consider declaring a moratorium on capital punishment in Indonesia, with a view toward abolition".

Meanwhile, nine prisoners from Australia, Nigeria, Brazil, Ghana, Philipines, and Indonesia are set to face firing squad within days for drug-related offenses.

Indonesia has so far informed eight of the death row inmates, including two Australian members of the so-called “Bali Nine” group, and one Nigerian, that they will be executed in a matter of days, possibly as soon as tomorrow.

Officials said earlier that a 10th prisoner, the Frenchman Serge Atlaoui, who was expected to be among the group being put to death, would not be included in the forthcoming batch as he still had an outstanding legal appeal.

Indonesia has harsh punishments for drug crimes and resumed executions in 2013 after a five-year gap. Six executions have been carried out so far this year.
“Under international law, if the death penalty is to be used at all, it should only be imposed for the most serious crimes, namely those involving intentional killing and only with appropriate safeguards,” Ban’s spokesman said in a statement.

“Drug-related offences generally are not considered to fall under the category of ‘most serious crimes’,” he said.
The foreign drug convicts have all lost appeals for clemency from Widodo, who argues that Indonesia is fighting a drugs emergency.

The Australian government, which has campaigned against the death penalty, said it had been informed that the execution of its citizens, Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, who were reportedly leaders of the drug trafficking ring, was “imminent”.

“Nothing can be gained and much will be lost if these two young Australians are executed,” said Julie Bishop, the Australian foreign minister.
“I again respectfully call on the president of Indonesia to reconsider his refusal to grant clemency. It is not too late for a change of heart.”

Source:http://www.naijaonlinegists.com/2015/04/dont-execute-nigerians-others-un-pleads.html

The Government of Indonesia must not go back on its fight against drug trafficking by releasing these criminals. The law of the country must be executed without any hesitation. This will teach others some lessons.

Adamsdelrio:
The Government of Indonesia must not go back on its fight against drug trafficking by releasing these criminals. The law of the country must be executed without any hesitation. This will teach others some lessons.

Wished we have such laws on our corrupt politicians

Adamsdelrio:
The Government of Indonesia must not go back on its fight against drug trafficking by releasing these criminals. The law of the country must be executed without any hesitation. This will teach others some lessons.

How i wish your brother or family member is among the people to be executed, then u'll know what it feels like to lose someone that is suffering to see that relations at home get a good life

Royal155:

How i wish your brother or family member is among the people to be executed, then u'll know what it feels like to lose someone that is suffering to see that relations at home get a good life

My brother or family member involved in a grievous crime like this will never get any remorse from me. People like you are the reason why evil persist in the world. You disregard the truth/law to absolve your relatives of their crimes. Thank God I'm not like you.