Indonesia 2004
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News on Indonesia in 2004
- DECEMBER 15, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia’s Attorney General Abdul Rachman Saleh said the country would continue to impose the death penalty
Indonesia’s Attorney General Abdul Rachman Saleh said the country would continue to impose the death penalty
- DECEMBER 15, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Nasaruddin Daud, 23 and Azhar Nordin, 29, two former members of...
Nasaruddin Daud, 23 and Azhar Nordin, 29, two former members of...
- DECEMBER 9, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
"Ibu , please help us. Don't let us be shot by the firing squad
"Ibu , please help us. Don't let us be shot by the firing squad ... We still have families and children," Edith Yunita Sianturi told
- DECEMBER 6, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
an Indonesian court submitted a request for presidential clemency
an Indonesian court submitted a request for presidential clemency
- NOVEMBER 27, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia’s Minister of Justice and Human Rights Hamid Awaluddin urged...
Indonesia’s Minister of Justice and Human Rights Hamid Awaluddin urged...
- NOVEMBER 5, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Herlina Trisnawati, a 22-year-old Indonesian maid,...
Herlina Trisnawati, a 22-year-old Indonesian maid, was sentenced to death by hanging in Malaysia for murdering her female employer after an argument over burnt curry
- OCTOBER 6, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
"It's now time for Indonesia to abolish the death penalty
"It's now time for Indonesia to abolish the death penalty
- OCTOBER 3, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Legal experts urged the Indonesian government to impose...
Legal experts urged the Indonesian government to impose a deadline for the execution of convicts sentenced to death to avoid double punishment
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The two Thai nationals sentenced to death for drug...
The two Thai nationals sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Medan, North Sumatra, presented their last requests, as they were due to be executed, their lawyers said
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian authorities executed two women convicted...
Indonesian authorities executed two women convicted drug traffickers from Thailand
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A 24-year-old Indonesian maid, set to hang in Singapore...
A 24-year-old Indonesian maid, set to hang in Singapore on charges of stabbing dead her employer, won a reprieve when a court reduced her sentence to life in prison because she had been abused
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the Thai embassy in Jakarta was...
It was reported that the Thai embassy in Jakarta was still waiting for information from the Legal Aid Institution (LBH) in Medan, Indonesia, regarding the execution of its nationals, Saelow Praseart and Namsong Sirilak both of whom were found guilty of po
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Amnesty International had stepped...
It was reported that Amnesty International had stepped up a campaign to save 10 people on death row in Indonesia
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A Thai woman who had been sentenced to death in Indonesia...
A Thai woman who had been sentenced to death in Indonesia for possessing 12
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
"The European Union has learned with dismay that despite...
"The European Union has learned with dismay that despite previous expressions of concern of the EU and human rights organisations to the Indonesian authorities, Indonesia has carried out an execution in Medan
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Despite protests from both international and national...
Despite protests from both international and national human rights groups, Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri reasserted her support for the death penalty for drug dealers
- AUGUST 12, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
the Thai embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, asked the Legal Counsel...
the Thai embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, asked the Legal Counsel...
- AUGUST 11, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
the European Union expressed dismay at Indonesia's first execution...
the European Union expressed dismay at Indonesia's first execution...
- AUGUST 7, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
National Mandate Party (PAN) leader Amien Rais said...
National Mandate Party (PAN) leader Amien Rais said he agreed with the Indonesian government's recent decision to carry out the execution of Indian national Ayodya Prasad Chaubery who had been sentenced to death for a major drug offence
- AUGUST 6, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia said it would continue to carry out the death...
Indonesia said it would continue to carry out the death penalty against convicted drugs traffickers despite international protests over the execution of an Indian heroin smuggler earlier in the week
- AUGUST 6, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Having learnt that the Indonesian authorities intended...
Having learnt that the Indonesian authorities intended to carry out an execution and that the execution was imminent, the Dutch EU Presidency noted in a declaration that, by so doing, Indonesia would be putting an end to the de facto moratorium on the dea
- AUGUST 5, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia executed Indian national Ayodhya Prasad Chaubey...
Indonesia executed Indian national Ayodhya Prasad Chaubey arrested in 1994 for drug smuggling, carrying out its first execution in three years
- JULY 23, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia's constitutional court upheld an appeal which...
Indonesia's constitutional court upheld an appeal which could throw all trials of convicted Bali bombers into doubt
- JULY 21, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indonesian court on sentenced Seck Osmane, a Senegalese...
An Indonesian court on sentenced Seck Osmane, a Senegalese man, to death for heroin trafficking
- JULY 14, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Human rights campaigners said that the Indonesian policy...
Human rights campaigners said that the Indonesian policy of upholding the death sentence for drug traffickers was politically motivated in a bid to defend the corrupt legal system that failed to stop trafficking in the first place
- JULY 13, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Indian embassy asked Indonesian authorities to...
The Indian embassy asked Indonesian authorities to spare the life of Ayodhya Prasad Chaubey, an Indian national who was facing a firing squad for drug trafficking
- JULY 12, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Human rights campaigners reiterated their call for...
Human rights campaigners reiterated their call for an end to the death penalty, which they said had proven ineffective in deterring drug dealers and was against the basic human right to live
- JULY 8, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri rejected...
Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri rejected appeals for clemency made by seven drug traffickers who had been sentenced to death
- JULY 7, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian prosecutors sought the death sentence for...
Indonesian prosecutors sought the death sentence for a Kenyan man charged with attempting to smuggle more than one kilogram of heroin into the country
- JUNE 28, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri said she...
Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri said she would not pardon any convicted drug traffickers on death row