Indonesia 2001
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News on Indonesia in 2001
- DECEMBER 28, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A 24-year-old woman cried hysterically as a Jakarta...
A 24-year-old woman cried hysterically as a Jakarta court sentenced her to death for attempting to smuggle one kilogram of heroin from Thailand
- DECEMBER 20, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A Jakarta court sentenced former President Suharto's...
A Jakarta court sentenced former President Suharto's grandson Ari Sigit to two months and 22 days in jail for illegal possession of firearms
- DECEMBER 14, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The South Sumatra High Court imposed the death penalty...
The South Sumatra High Court imposed the death penalty on Kiagus Zainal Abidinagainst, who had previously been sentenced to 18 years in prison by a lower court for possessing 58
- DECEMBER 11, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Three more men were charged with the Leonard William...
Three more men were charged with the Leonard William Manning's murder, a New Zealand soldier serving with the UN Peacekeeping Force in East Timor in 2000
- DECEMBER 11, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The most prominent of the Muslim jihad groups in Indonesia's...
The most prominent of the Muslim jihad groups in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province, Laskar Jihad Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah, called for the death sentence for 16 Christians accused of perpetrating sectarian violence
- DECEMBER 4, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Indonesian government is preparing a draft law...
The Indonesian government is preparing a draft law on terrorism to provide a legal basis for its anti-terrorism program, according to Abdul Gani Abdullah, director general for legislation at the Justice and Human Rights Ministry
- NOVEMBER 30, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, the youngest son of former...
Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, the youngest son of former president Soeharto, will face the death sentence if he is proven guilty of the charges against him, namely premeditated murder and illegal possession of firearms and explosives
- NOVEMBER 30, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda cited a...
Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda cited a prosecution call for the death penalty over the killing of a New Zealand soldier as evidence of his Administration's drive for justice
- NOVEMBER 28, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Tangerang district court sentenced to death a Pakistani...
The Tangerang district court sentenced to death a Pakistani man for smuggling 1,050 grams of heroin from Pakistan into Indonesia
- NOVEMBER 22, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia's Supreme Court upheld the death sentences...
Indonesia's Supreme Court upheld the death sentences passed on three leaders of an armed Christian group accused of a series of murders in Sulawesi province
- NOVEMBER 12, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International urged ASEAN countries meeting...
Amnesty International urged ASEAN countries meeting in Bali, not to erode human rights protection by using the death penalty to fight drug trafficking
- NOVEMBER 10, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The daily newspaper Waspada reported the discovery...
The daily newspaper Waspada reported the discovery of the bodies of five civilians in North Aceh district, three or possibly four of them from Uteuen Koet village in Muara Dua subdistrict
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani is facing a possible death sentence for...
A Pakistani is facing a possible death sentence for allegedly smuggling 1,050 grams of heroin from Pakistan into the country in June
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Three survivors of the boat tragedy in which 350 asylum...
Three survivors of the boat tragedy in which 350 asylum seekers drowned confronted the alleged organiser and called for his execution
- NOVEMBER 5, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Thousands of Muslims staged separate protests in several...
Thousands of Muslims staged separate protests in several cities across the country, urging authorities to take firm action against pornographic products
- NOVEMBER 5, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Star and Crescent Party (PBB), a small Islamic...
The Star and Crescent Party (PBB), a small Islamic party, has proposed that people convicted of corruption be given the death penalty to help eradicate graft in Indonesia
- OCTOBER 29, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri called for...
Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri called for the death sentence for drug producers and pushers
- OCTOBER 24, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indonesian court ruled that a grandson of former...
An Indonesian court ruled that a grandson of former president Suharto, Ari Haryowibowo, alias Ari Sigit, must stand trial for possessing ammunition, an offence theoretically punishable by death under an emergency law
- OCTOBER 11, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri gave her...
Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri gave her approval for the implementation of the death sentence for drug traffickers
- OCTOBER 9, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A grandson of former Indonesian President Suharto went...
A grandson of former Indonesian President Suharto went on trial on charges of illegal firearms possession, facing the death sentence
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Anti-corruption activists demanded that anyone found...
Anti-corruption activists demanded that anyone found guilty of corruption be given a maximum penalty of death
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Tangerang district court in Indonesia was scheduled...
The Tangerang district court in Indonesia was scheduled to hand down the death penalty to African Namaona Denis, for whom the prosecutor had demanded life imprisonment on August 17, for smuggling 1 kilogram of heroin from Pakistan into the country in Apri
- AUGUST 31, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
In the preceding 18 months , the Tangerang District...
In the preceding 18 months , the Tangerang District Court handed down death sentences to 13 defendants for drug offences
- AUGUST 13, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Tangerang District Court sentenced to death two...
The Tangerang District Court sentenced to death two Nigerians, a Zimbabwean and a Nepalese man for drug related offences
- AUGUST 3, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Eight members of the House of Representatives' Commission...
Eight members of the House of Representatives' Commission II on legal affairs legislators lauded the Tangerang District Court for imposing the death sentence on nine drug traffickers, including five foreigners, over the past months
- JULY 6, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
President Abdurrahman Wahid disclosed his plan to deport...
President Abdurrahman Wahid disclosed his plan to deport nine foreigners who had been sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Indonesia as a part of the country's international role in combating the drugs
- MAY 26, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
At least 13 people were killed in the troubled Aceh...
At least 13 people were killed in the troubled Aceh region on the Indonesian island of Sumatra where an offensive by government troops aimed at containing a separatist insurgency there is now in its second month
- MAY 22, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International called the execution of Gerson...
Amnesty International called the execution of Gerson Pandie and Fredik Soru - the first since 1995 in Indonesia - a flagrant violation of the right to life
- MAY 18, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Two convicts sentenced to death for murder were executed...
Two convicts sentenced to death for murder were executed at midnight after their request for a presidential pardon was rejected
- MAY 14, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A man who specialized in car thefts was sentenced to...
A man who specialized in car thefts was sentenced to death by Purwokerto District Court for murdering a lawyer in March