Indonesia Secretly Executes Three Nigerian Drug Convicts
The Indonesian
government has executed the first four out of 14 planned execution of drug
convicts.
They include one
Indonesian and three Nigerians, and were killed by firing squad in
Nusakambangan prison island, A source told media that the execution took
place at 00:45 Friday (17:45 GMT, Thursday), reports say.
This comes after
speculations in the media that the government could secretly carry out these
executions. You can read about that here.
The remaining 10
drug convicts are expected to be put to death in the coming days.
Amnesty
International has condemned the executions as a “deplorable act that
violates international and Indonesian law“.
Relatives
reportedly gathered at the Prison Island earlier in the day to say
goodbye to loved ones. News reports say that 17 ambulances were sent to
the island – 14 of them carrying coffins.
The executed
convicts have been named as Indonesian Freddy Budiman, and three Nigerians –
Seck Osmane, Humphrey Jefferson Ejike and Michael Titus Igweh.
Those who remain
on death row include three other Indonesians, a Pakistani, an Indian, two other
Nigerians and two Zimbabweans.
This is the
third round of executions under President Joko Widodo. Just last year, the
government carried out 14, mostly foreign, drug convict executions last year to
widespread condemnation.
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