The Federal Government has appealed to the Republic of
Indonesia to temper justice with mercy by commuting the sentence of remaining
three Nigeria put on death row. Indonesia executed four convicted drug
traffickers, including three Nigerians, early on Friday as it pushed ahead with
its “war against drugs”, although another 10 scheduled executions were delayed.
The appeal was made yesterday when the Ministry of foriegn Affairs summoned the
charge d’ Affairs of the Embassy of Republic of Indonesia. The Federal
Government In a statement made available to the press yesterday said, “ though
three of them have since been executed, we are still pleading on behalf of the
remaining three. As many as 14 people were originally set to face the firing
squad together on Friday, but officials decided a “comprehensive review” was
needed to “avoid any mistake” in the 10 cases, Attorney General H. Muhammad
Prasetyo said. The date for the next round of executions has not been set,
Prasetyo told reporters in Jakarta.
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