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Indonesian authorities have still not made plans for a new round of executions, an official said Wednesday, almost three months after a French drug convict on death row lost an appeal.
Filipina Mary Jane Veloso is among several foreigners facing death in Indonesia for drugs offences, including Frenchman Serge Atlaoui and British grandmother Lindsay Sandiford.
Veloso, who has always maintained her innocence and said she had been duped by human-traffickers, was to be executed in April but granted last-minute temporary reprieve. Jakarta insists her sentence has only been postponed while legal proceedings run their course in the Philippines.
Amir Yanto, a spokesman for the attorney-general’s office, confirmed Thursday there were still no plans.
“There is no such agenda so far,” he told AFP, adding that the government was currently focused on fixing the economy. The president has made boosting economic growth, which is at six-year lows, a priority in recent months.
Indonesia has some of the world’s toughest anti-narcotics laws. It resumed executions in 2013 after a hiatus of several years and since Widodo took office, 14 drug convicts — mostly foreigners — have been executed.
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Text: AFP
