TWO Nigerians are among 15 men who are due to be executed in Indonesia soon having been convicted for drug trafficking offences which attract the death penalty under the country's Draconian anti-narcotics laws.
Indonesia has one of the world's harshest anti-drug laws and President Joko Widodo, who took office in 2014, has taken a tough stance against trafficking, saying that the country was facing a drug emergency. Yesterday, Liliek Darmanto, a Central Java Police spokesman, confirmed that authorities were preparing a new round of executions for 15 people that included 10 foreigners.
He said one Pakistani, two Nigerians, two Senegalese, one Zimbabwean and four Chinese nationals, were among those to be executed. All 15 have already been sentenced to death and having reached the end of the legal process, they face certain execution.
Mr Darmanto said: “There are five Indonesians, one woman and four men and there are 10 foreign citizens. Among other foreigners on death row for drug trafficking were Mary-Jane Veloso from the Philippines, Lindsay Sandiford from Britain and Frenchman Serge Atlaoui.
"No date for the execution had been set but 150 police shooters had been appointed to carry out the task. They have practiced for days, so that the execution can be conducted any time.
Under Indonesian law, each convict would face a squad of 10 shooters. Last year Indonesia executed 14 convicts, all but two of them foreigners, in a move that drew international condemnation.
At least 121 people are currently on death row in Indonesia, including 35 foreigners, mostly convicted of drug-related crimes, according to the justice ministry. President Widodo has taken a zero tolerance policy towards drug trafficking despite international appeals to relax his tough stance.
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