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Bali Nine: Joko Widodo rules out 'relief' for death row inmates Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran
Updated about 2 hours agoWed 28 Jan 2015, 8:25am
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Indonesian president Joko Widodo has declared he will not be pressured to issue a last-minute reprieve for two Bali Nine drug traffickers on death row.
Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are due to be executed after appeals for clemency were rejected.
Indonesian lawyers were hoping for a judicial review but Mr Widodo has told CNN nothing would change his hardline stance against drug dealers.
"Imagine every day we have 50 people die because of narcotics, in one year it's 18,000 people because of narcotics," he said.
"We are not going to compromise for drug dealers. No compromise, no compromise.
"The decision of death penalty is on the court. But they can ask for amnesty to the president but I tell you there will be no amnesty for drug dealers."
Mr Widodo was asked: "So no relief for the Australians?"
He responded by shaking his head.
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In April 2005, Chan and Sukumaran, with seven others, tried to smuggle 8.3 kilograms of heroin out of Bali but were intercepted by Indonesian police.
Technically the men have exhausted their legal avenues for appeal and have already had one judicial review at the Supreme Court level.
However, lawyers for the men are making a last-ditch attempt for judicial review of the decision which could see them before the firing squad in a matter of days or weeks.
The six people put to death in Indonesia on January 18 were denied clemency just a month earlier and given three days' notice of their execution. ABC Net
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I'm sure they're counting the days. It's a bit too barbaric i think. this is a case of pure stupidity - does stupidity warrant such a harsh penalty.
Bali Nine: Joko Widodo rules out 'relief' for death row inmates Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran
Updated about 2 hours agoWed 28 Jan 2015, 8:25am
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Indonesian president Joko Widodo has declared he will not be pressured to issue a last-minute reprieve for two Bali Nine drug traffickers on death row.
Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are due to be executed after appeals for clemency were rejected.
Indonesian lawyers were hoping for a judicial review but Mr Widodo has told CNN nothing would change his hardline stance against drug dealers.
"Imagine every day we have 50 people die because of narcotics, in one year it's 18,000 people because of narcotics," he said.
"We are not going to compromise for drug dealers. No compromise, no compromise.
"The decision of death penalty is on the court. But they can ask for amnesty to the president but I tell you there will be no amnesty for drug dealers."
Mr Widodo was asked: "So no relief for the Australians?"
He responded by shaking his head.
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In April 2005, Chan and Sukumaran, with seven others, tried to smuggle 8.3 kilograms of heroin out of Bali but were intercepted by Indonesian police.
Technically the men have exhausted their legal avenues for appeal and have already had one judicial review at the Supreme Court level.
However, lawyers for the men are making a last-ditch attempt for judicial review of the decision which could see them before the firing squad in a matter of days or weeks.
The six people put to death in Indonesia on January 18 were denied clemency just a month earlier and given three days' notice of their execution. ABC Net
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I'm sure they're counting the days. It's a bit too barbaric i think. this is a case of pure stupidity - does stupidity warrant such a harsh penalty.