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12/22/2024 06:59:49 pm

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Indonesia Executes 8 Drug Smugglers By Firing Squad, Spares Filipina At Last Minute

Indonesia stood by its stand that drug smugglers don't deserve to live. At 12:25 a.m. of Wednesday, it executed by firing squad eight convicted drug smugglers, including Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran of Australia.

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Indonesia Set To Execute Foreign Death Row Inmates Despite World Appeals

Global appeals to stay the executions and commute the sentences to life term would likely be ignored by Indonesia for the 10 people on death row even if it would cause diplomatic tensions. It has gone through the same route a few months ago.

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