Drug Convicts Execution In Indonesia

Indonesia on Friday executed four drug convicts, three of them foreigners, an official said, drawing swift condemnation as Jakarta pushes on with its tough campaign of capital punishment.

A man from Punjab is among 14 people who are to be executed within hours, unless Indonesia changes its mind. Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj phoned his family this evening to reassure them that she is doing her best to save Gurdip Singh, 48, who belongs to Jalandhar.

Indonesia today rejected appeals from the UN and EU to halt the execution of 14 drug convicts including foreigners, as speculation mounted they could face the firing squad in a matter of hours.

More drug convicts could imminently face the firing squad in Indonesia, after authorities said on Monday they were ready to carry out a new round of executions after a hiatus.

A woman from the Philippines convicted in Indonesia for drug smuggling and sentenced to death will not be among the first round of executions carried out when capital punishment is resumed after a lull, the attorney general said today.

A French drug convict lost an appeal against his death sentence today, but his lawyers vowed to fight on and prevent another foreigner from facing the firing squad in Indonesia after a series of executions that generated an international uproar.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he was confident Australia could restore its relationship with Indonesia despite anger over the execution of two drug convicts, whose bodies reportedly returned home today.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott said today it would be best to restore Australia's relationship with Indonesia "as quickly as possible" as the bodies of two drug traffickers executed two days before were set to return home.

A Brazilian man executed in Indonesia for drug trafficking who was diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder did not understand what was happening to him until his final moments, a priest assigned as his spiritual adviser told Australia's ABC radio today.

Indonesia faced a storm of international protest today for putting seven foreign drug convicts before a firing squad, but Filipinos rejoiced after a compatriot was spared at the last minute.

As they walked to face the firing squad on an Indonesian prison island, eight condemned drug traffickers defiantly sang praise to God, witnesses said, while in a town across the water a group of tearful supporters was also uniting in song.

A top official from Australia's foreign ministry called the death penalty an "abuse of state power" Wednesday after the reported execution of two Australian drug convicts in Indonesia.

Indonesia is expected to soon execute by firing squad a group of nine convicts, most of them foreigners, for drug offences on the prison island of Nusakambangan in Central Java.

Nine drug traffickers were being held in isolation cells at an Indonesian maximum security prison awaiting execution by firing squad, after Indonesian authorities notified them they had no hope of reprieve.

Two Australian drug convicts were notified today that they will be executed by firing squad in 72 hours at the Indonesian prison island of Nusakambangan, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Indonesia on Friday executed four drug convicts, three of them foreigners, an official said, drawing swift condemnation as Jakarta pushes on with its tough campaign of capital punishment.

A man from Punjab is among 14 people who are to be executed within hours, unless Indonesia changes its mind. Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj phoned his family this evening to reassure them that she is doing her best to save Gurdip Singh, 48, who belongs to Jalandhar.

Indonesia today rejected appeals from the UN and EU to halt the execution of 14 drug convicts including foreigners, as speculation mounted they could face the firing squad in a matter of hours.

More drug convicts could imminently face the firing squad in Indonesia, after authorities said on Monday they were ready to carry out a new round of executions after a hiatus.

A woman from the Philippines convicted in Indonesia for drug smuggling and sentenced to death will not be among the first round of executions carried out when capital punishment is resumed after a lull, the attorney general said today.

A French drug convict lost an appeal against his death sentence today, but his lawyers vowed to fight on and prevent another foreigner from facing the firing squad in Indonesia after a series of executions that generated an international uproar.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he was confident Australia could restore its relationship with Indonesia despite anger over the execution of two drug convicts, whose bodies reportedly returned home today.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott said today it would be best to restore Australia's relationship with Indonesia "as quickly as possible" as the bodies of two drug traffickers executed two days before were set to return home.

A Brazilian man executed in Indonesia for drug trafficking who was diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder did not understand what was happening to him until his final moments, a priest assigned as his spiritual adviser told Australia's ABC radio today.

Indonesia faced a storm of international protest today for putting seven foreign drug convicts before a firing squad, but Filipinos rejoiced after a compatriot was spared at the last minute.

As they walked to face the firing squad on an Indonesian prison island, eight condemned drug traffickers defiantly sang praise to God, witnesses said, while in a town across the water a group of tearful supporters was also uniting in song.

A top official from Australia's foreign ministry called the death penalty an "abuse of state power" Wednesday after the reported execution of two Australian drug convicts in Indonesia.

Indonesia is expected to soon execute by firing squad a group of nine convicts, most of them foreigners, for drug offences on the prison island of Nusakambangan in Central Java.

Nine drug traffickers were being held in isolation cells at an Indonesian maximum security prison awaiting execution by firing squad, after Indonesian authorities notified them they had no hope of reprieve.

Two Australian drug convicts were notified today that they will be executed by firing squad in 72 hours at the Indonesian prison island of Nusakambangan, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.