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AGO tight-lipped over third round of death-row executions

The Attorney Generals Office (AGO) is tightlipped about plans to carry out the third wave of executions of death-row ...

Execution of death row prisoners in Nusakambangan imminent?

The island of Nusakambangan is closed for a week to visitors adding to the speculation that execution of death row ...

Death row prisoner Merry Utami moved to Nusakambangan

Death row prisoner, Merry Utami, has been moved from the Tangerang prison in Banten, to the Nusakambangan island off ...

Govt terms ruling of International People`s Tribunal illogical

Coordinating Minister for Political, Security and Legal Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan stated here on Thursday that the ...

Indonesian AG set to carry out third wave of executions

Any move to execute convicts on the death row continues to draw strong criticism since many NGOs strongly oppose and ...

Execution of drug convicts on death row soon: Attorney general

Attorney General HM Prasetyo indicated execution of drug convicts on death row would be carried out soon. "You ...

Sentence of thousands of prisoners commuted on Eid

As many as 63,170 prisoners across Indonesia had their jail terms commuted as part of a special remission program in ...

Indonesian govt grants remissions to 62,470 convicts on Lebaran: Minister

The Indonesian government has granted remissions to 62,470 convicts currently serving sentences in the countrys ...

16 prisoners escape from Doyo Correctional House in Jayapura

As many as 16 drug convicts escaped from the Doyo Correctional House in Jayapura, Papua, on Monday. Head of the ...

Indonesia likely to carry out third wave of executions this year

Drug trafficking has become Enemy Number One of Indonesia, as some 30 to 50 people, mostly young men, die of drug ...

Freddy Budiman included in execution list: Attorney general

Attorney General HM Prasetyo has confirmed that death row inmate Freddy Budiman, a drug kingpin, will be among the ...

Indonesia Declares War on Drugs, Needs To Plug Smuggling from Malaysia

The Indonesian government has declared a war against drugs and the authorities have intensified security measures to ...

Indonesian authorities uncover major drug racket run from prison cells

Some 75 percent of drug distribution was run by several inmates from prison cells, information from Indonesias ...

Prisoner-run syndicate smuggled 800 kg meth from Malaysia since 2012

An international drug syndicate involving two Indonesian prisoners had smuggled some 800 kilograms (kg) of crystal ...

Indonesian senior minister calls for separate prison for drug convicts

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Luhut Binsar Panjaitan said on Tuesday drug convicts ...