Jakarta. Justice and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly has confirmed that death-row convict Freddy Budiman will not be included in the third round of executions of drug convicts that is expected to take place soon.
Freddy, who was found guilty of smuggling 1.4 million ecstasy pills from China to Indonesia, has so far evaded execution due to an incomplete legal process.
"He still has an ongoing legal process. Just ask the attorney general," Yasonna said at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Monday (09/05).
Moreover, the minister said he had not yet received detailed information about the third round of executions.
"I have not been notified. Ask the attorney general," Yasonna said.
The executions were expected to take place in the beginning of this year, as it is funded from the 2016 budget of the Attorney General's Office.
Meanwhile, unconfirmed reports state that the names of 14 death-row inmates have been included in the list, including 10 foreigners.
Several parties have also requested the inclusion of French national Sergei Areski Atlaoui and Mary Jane Veloso of the Philippines, after the latter was given a temporary reprieve previously due to the ongoing trial of her employer in her homeland.
Last year, most of the executed inmates were foreigners, prompting a wave of international condemnation of Indonesia's use of capital punishment as well as diplomatic pressure from many countries.
Source: Jakarta Globe, May 10, 2016
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