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World|life|April 27, 2015 / 05:02 PM
Indonesia condemned over death penalty

AKIPRESS.COM - _80794173_025722721 France and Australia have condemned the death penalty as executions for three of their nationals loom, reports BBC.

Earlier, Australia called on Indonesia to delay executing two convicted Australian drug traffickers until corruption claims were investigated.

Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were convicted in 2006.

The two, with six more foreigners and one Indonesian, have been formally told of their execution. A French trafficker is still appealing his conviction.

Under Indonesian law, convicts must be given 72 hours' notice of execution. This means the executions by the firing squad could be carried out as early as Tuesday.

"France and Australia share the same attachment to human rights and condemn the death penalty in all places and all circumstances," the French presidency said in a statement after a meeting between French President Francois Hollande and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott in Paris.

French convict Serge Atlaoui still has an appeal before the courts. France has warned of "consequences" if the execution goes ahead.

Meanwhile Philippines President Benigno Aquino appealed to Indonesian President Joko Widodo for "humanitarian consideration" in connection with the case of a Filipina woman, Mary Jane Veloso, who is also on death row for drug-trafficking offences.

Mr Widodo's spokesman said he was "sympathetic" and was consulting the attorney general on legal issues.

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