Indonesia 2005
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News on Indonesia in 2005
- APRIL 30, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. POLICE DELIBERATELY KILLED TRAFFICKING SUSPECT, WITNESSES
witnesses in Indonesia claimed a Nepalese man linked to Australian heroin smuggling suspects was deliberately killed by police.
- APRIL 28, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. GOVERNMENT SAID IT WOULD APPEAL CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR BALI DRUG SUSPECTS
Australia's prime minister, John Howard, said the government would appeal any death sentence which might be handed down to nine Australians accused of drug trafficking in Indonesia.
- APRIL 22, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. PROSECUTORS DEMAND LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR CORBY
a distraught Schapelle Corby screamed and cried after Balinese prosecutors asked an Indonesian court to convict her and jail her for life.
- APRIL 20, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Indonesia voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 19, 2005EgyptDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. GOVT URGED TO HELP INDONESIAN FACING DEATH PENALTY IN EGYPT
Ahamd Hosein Hutagalung, a member of the North Sumatra provincial legislative council, appaled to the government to help an Indonesian citizen, Ali Darman, who was facing the death sentence by decapitation in Egypt for allegedly killing a Malaysian, Zaki
- APRIL 19, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. FIRING SQUADS OFTEN LEAD TO SLOW DEATH, EDITORIAL
for death row inmates in Indonesia, execution usually comes on a deserted beach or remote jungle at the hands of a paramilitary firing squad. And, it rarely comes fast.
- APRIL 18, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. SUPPORT UP FOR PROPOSAL TO SCRAP DEATH PENALTY
it was reported that a proposal to reduce the death sentence to life imprisonment in cases where a convict had not been executed five years after being sentenced had won support among lawyers and legal experts.
- APRIL 18, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. INITIATIVE TO REDUCE DEATH PENALTY WITH LIFE TO BE SUBMITTED TO HOUSE, LEGAL EXPERT
legal expert with the University of Indonesia Topo Santoso said that an initiative to reduce the death penalty to life imprisonment had been accommodated in the new national criminal code currently being drafted by the government, which was expected to be
- APRIL 14, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. GOVERNMENT URGED TO SAVE TWO WOMEN FROM GALLOWS IN SINGAPORE
Chairman of the North Sumatra Provincial Legislative Assembly (DPRD) Muhammad Nuh asked the Indonesian government to immediately save two Indonesian migrant workers in Singapore, Siti Aminah and Juminem, who were on death row for having murdered their bos
- APRIL 13, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. DEATH THREAT AGAINST INDONESIAN CONSUL STAFF OVER DEATH PENALTY CASE
Australian police were investigating a threat to kill staff at Perth's Indonesian consulate unless Schapelle Corby, an Australian woman on trial for drug trafficking in Bali, was released immediately.
- APRIL 7, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. COUNTRY CONSIDERING CARRYING OUT EXECUTIONS BY INJECTION
Indonesia was considering using lethal injection as a means of carrying out the death sentence instead of the current practice of shooting by firing squad, the country's attorney general said. Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh said he would meet with th
- APRIL 5, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus Dasilva and Marinus Riwu were sentenced to death in Indonesia
Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus Dasilva and Marinus Riwu were sentenced to death in Indonesia
- APRIL 3, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. PM TO FIGHT EXECUTION IF CORBY FOUND GUILTY
the Australian Federal Government will "go into overdrive" to stop...
- MARCH 29, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. DEATH PENALTY FOR CORRUPTION CONVICTS, ATTORNEY GENERAL
Indonesia’s Attorney General Abdurrahman Saleh said he supported the idea of the death penalty for corruption, but added that certain legal obstacles would have to be removed before such a step could be taken.
- MARCH 24, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
last-minute efforts by Samuel Iwukchukwu Okoye and Hansen Anthony Nwalise...
last-minute efforts by Samuel Iwukchukwu Okoye and Hansen Anthony Nwalise...
- MARCH 22, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
EU. EUROPEAN UNION DISAPPOINTED WITH INDONESIA OVER APPLICATION OF DEATH SENTENCE
the European Union was disappointed with Indonesia for having applied a capital sentence against Mrs Astini, convicted of premeditated murder and mutilation.
- MARCH 22, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. GOVERNMENT URGED TO EXECUTE CONVICTED DRUG TRAFFICEKRS ON DEATH-ROW SOON
a member of the House of Representatives Commission III, Almuzammil Yusuf of the Prosperous Justice Party, called on the Indonesian government to implement the death sentences of a number of convicted drug traffickers soon.
- MARCH 20, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. WOMAN EXECUTED FOR TRIPLE MURDERS
an Indonesian woman, 49-year-old Astini, was executed in the East Java capital of Surabaya after spending eight years in jail for a series of murders in which three women were killed and mutilated
- MARCH 19, 2005BrazilDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT SEEKING CLEMENCY FOR DRUG SMUGGLER
Brazil's President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, was to make a special appeal to Indonesia for clemency for Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira, a Brazilian national condemned to death for drug smuggling.
- MARCH 4, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. GOVERNMENT TO INTERVENE FOR CORBY IN BALI DRUG CASE
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said he would personally intervene in the case of Australian woman Schapelle Corby
- MARCH 2, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. CORBY COULD DIE IN INDONESIAN JAIL, SAYS FRIEND
accused drug smuggler Schapelle Corby was being railroaded through an Indonesian court without a fair trial while the Australian government did nothing to stop it, businessman Ron Bakir said
- FEBRUARY 28, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
a panel of judges led by Bambang Widyatmoko at the Purwokerto District Court...
a panel of judges led by Bambang Widyatmoko at the Purwokerto District Court...
- FEBRUARY 25, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. MORE HELP NEEDED FOR CORBY FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, DEMOCRATS
the federal government should be doing more to ensure Schapelle Corby gets a fair trial in Bali, Indonesia, the Australian Democrats said.
- FEBRUARY 17, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
a small but rowdy group of demonstrators protested at the trial of Schapelle Leigh Corby...
a small but rowdy group of demonstrators protested at the trial of Schapelle Leigh Corby, an Australian accused of smuggling marijuana into Indonesia's Bali resort, demanding that she be sentenced to death.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian prosecutors asked for Abu Bakar Bashir, the Muslim cleric and alleged leader...
Indonesian prosecutors asked for Abu Bakar Bashir, the Muslim cleric and alleged leader...
- FEBRUARY 7, 2005BrazilDEATH PENALTY
an Indonesian court sentenced two foreigners, a Brazilian and an Indian, to death for drug trafficking
an Indonesian court sentenced two foreigners, a Brazilian and an Indian, to death for drug trafficking
- JANUARY 19, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
according to the Iranian Human Rights Activist Groups in EU and North America’s Report...
according to the Iranian Human Rights Activist Groups in EU and North America’s Report...
- JANUARY 1, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is applicable for murder, offences concerning illegal weapons, drug crimes, corruption and terrorism.
The death penalty is applicable for murder, offences concerning illegal weapons, drug crimes, corruption and terrorism.