The Brazilian man executed in Indonesia for drug trafficking who was diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder did not understand what was happening to him until his final moments, a priest assigned as his spiritual adviser told Australia’s ABC radio on Thursday. Rodrigo Muxfeldt Gularte was among eight people convicted of drug offenses from several countries who were [...]
FG demands corpses of 4 Nigerians executed in Indonesia
The Federal Government has asked for the return of the corpses of 4 Nigerians executed in Indonesia following drug related offences yesterday April 28th. In a statement released by the Public Communications Division of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja, FG condemned their execution and condoled with their families. The statement below... “The Federal Government of Nigeria [...]
Brazil & Australia recalls their ambassador from Indonesia
Indonesia’s execution of eight drug offenders on Wednesday drew international condemnation and swift diplomatic retaliation from Australia, which announced the recall of its envoy to Jakarta over the “cruel and unnecessary” killings. Along with Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, four Nigerian men, an Indonesian and a Brazilian were executed by firing squad at [...]
The eight Bali prisoners sang ‘Amazing Grace’ as they were shot
The eight Bali prisoners executed yesterday night for drug trafficking in Indonesia refused to wear blind-folds as they spent their last minutes of their life praying, praising God and singing songs including Amazing Grace, says the pastors who were with them in their final hours. Irish-born priest Charlie Burrows, who was present at the executions, said the men were tied up [...]
See the coffins made for the 4 Nigerians to be executed in Indonesia
Indonesia Government has already constructed the coffins for the four Nigerians to be executed in Indonesia just after the stroke of midnight come April 29th inscribing their names and the date of their deaths on the coffins. The four Nigerians Anderson, 50, Okwudili Oyatanze, 41, Jamiu Owolabi Abashin, 50, and Silvester Obiekwe Nwolise, 47, were found guilty of drug [...]
Another Nigerian man gets death sentence for trafficking drugs in Indonesia
Another Nigerian has been sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking, media reports said on Thursday. The district court in Tangerang near Jakarta on Wednesday found Simon Ikechukwu Ezeaputa guilty of controlling a drug transaction from his prison cell, where he is serving a 20-year jail term for drug offences, Liputan6.com news portal said. Reports said the [...]
US: Thailand must end slavery in its fishing fleets
The U.S. government and major business leaders are renewing their call on the Thai government to crack down on slavery in its fishing fleets, and to punish people who force migrant workers to catch seafood that can end up in the United States. The State Department, the U.S. seafood and retail industries and a member of Congress reacted swiftly Wednesday to an Associated Press [...]
Indonesian court rejects legal challenge of Nigerian on death row
An Indonesian court has dismissed a legal challenge by a 42-year-old Nigerian, Raheem Agbaje-Salami, who is on death row for drug peddling. President Joko Widodo had rejected clemency representations from Nigerian authorities. Judge Hendro Puspito of the Administrative Court in East Jakarta said on Monday that the court had no jurisdiction over presidential [...]
FG summons Indonesia Ambassador over execution of two Nigerians
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Aminu Wali, has summoned the Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria over the execution of two Nigerians, Solomon Okafor (Alias Namaona Denils) and Daniels Enemuo (Alias Diarrassoube Mamadou) by firing squad in Indonesian The pair were executed for drug offences at the Island of Nusakambangu in Cilacap, Central Java Province, despite appeals by [...]
Indonesia plans to hang six drug traffickers on Sunday
After failing to carry out the planned executions of six drug traffickers due to some logistics issues last year, the Indonesian authority has now concluded plans to have it done on Sunday, January 18 2015. According to Jakarta Post, Attorney General HM Prasetyo confirmed on Thursday that five people — four men and a woman — would face the firing squad on Nusakambangan Island, [...]