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Outcry after Indonesia executes 6 for drug trafficking
Source: Los Angeles Times
Outcry after Indonesia executes 6 for drug trafficking
By SIMON ROUGHNEEN
JANUARY 18, 2015 12:44 PM REPORTING FROM JAKARTA, INDONESIA
An Indonesian firing squad executed six convicted drug traffickers early Sunday, sparking condemnations from human rights groups and foreign leaders.
The Netherlands, Indonesia’s former colonial ruler, said it would withdraw its ambassador and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said she was “outraged and dismayed” after Dutch and Brazilian nationals were among those put to death just after midnight local time in the center of Java, Indonesia’s most populous island.
Indonesia has a history of capital punishment for drug crimes, but the convicted traffickers were the first to be executed under new President Joko Widodo, who came to power last year on a reformist ticket.
European officials called the move “deeply regrettable” and the Dutch government issued a harsh statement after its pleas to commute the sentence of its citizen, Ang Kiem Soe, were ignored.
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By SIMON ROUGHNEEN
JANUARY 18, 2015 12:44 PM REPORTING FROM JAKARTA, INDONESIA
An Indonesian firing squad executed six convicted drug traffickers early Sunday, sparking condemnations from human rights groups and foreign leaders.
The Netherlands, Indonesia’s former colonial ruler, said it would withdraw its ambassador and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said she was “outraged and dismayed” after Dutch and Brazilian nationals were among those put to death just after midnight local time in the center of Java, Indonesia’s most populous island.
Indonesia has a history of capital punishment for drug crimes, but the convicted traffickers were the first to be executed under new President Joko Widodo, who came to power last year on a reformist ticket.
European officials called the move “deeply regrettable” and the Dutch government issued a harsh statement after its pleas to commute the sentence of its citizen, Ang Kiem Soe, were ignored.
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Read more: http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-ff-indonesia-execution-drugs-20150118-story.html
