The Federal Government has appealed to the Republic of Indonesia to
temper justice with mercy by commuting the sentence of remaining three
Nigeria put on death row. Indonesia executed four convicted drug traffickers, including three
Nigerians, early on Friday while it delayed another 10 scheduled for
executions The appeal was made yesterday when the Ministry of foriegn Affairs
summoned the charge d’ Affairs of the Embassy of Republic of Indonesia. The Federal Government in a statement made available to the press
yesterday said, “ though three of them have since been executed, we are
still pleading on behalf of the remaining three. As many as 14 people were originally set to face the firing squad
together on Friday, but officials decided a “comprehensive review” was
needed to “avoid any mistake” in the 10 cases, Attorney General H.
Muhammad Prasetyo said. The date for the next round of executions has not been set, Prasetyo told reporters in Jakarta.
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