Social Affairs Minister Surrenders in COVID-19 Corruption CaseIndonesia ExpatDecember 6, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 6, 20200717 The Corruption Eradication Commission has named Social Affairs Minister Juliari P Batubara as a suspect in a corruption case related...
French Tourist Sexually Abused 305 Indonesian ChildrenIndonesia ExpatJuly 10, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 10, 202004373 A French citizen, Francois Abello Camille, 65, has been visiting Indonesia regularly since 2015 and in that time has abused...
Nine People Sentenced to Death for Drug TraffickingIndonesia ExpatFebruary 11, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 11, 201902565 Nine people have been sentenced to death by the Palembang District Court in South Sumatra on Thursday after finding them...
Death Penalty Demanded For Cleric Accused of Ordering Multiple Terror AttacksIndonesia ExpatMay 18, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatMay 18, 201801425 Indonesian prosecutors on Friday demanded death for radical Islamic cleric Aman Abdurrahman who is accused of ordering attacks including a...
Married Couple Faces Death Penalty On Terror ChargesMikee SadlerMarch 13, 2018March 13, 2018 by Mikee SadlerMarch 13, 2018March 13, 20180914 A former Indonesian migrant worker, who was deported from Hong Kong last year after she posted a Facebook video of...
Indonesia Rebuffs UN Recommendation to Stop Death PenaltyIndonesia ExpatSeptember 26, 2017September 26, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 26, 2017September 26, 20170360 Indonesia has rejected a United Nations call to abolish the death penalty, which was one of 225 recommendations made by...
Police Arrest German Citizen, Discover Nigerian Drug Syndicate in JakartaSharon HambaliApril 13, 2017 by Sharon HambaliApril 13, 201701468 A German was arrested carrying 2.65 kilos of meth. Incidentally, he served as the key to helping local police bust...
Indonesian Prisoners Display Handicrafts in Bid for RehabilitationJeff HuttonApril 5, 2017April 5, 2017 by Jeff HuttonApril 5, 2017April 5, 201701044 Despite Indonesia’s enthusiasm for the death penalty over rehab, a Jakarta expo will feature handicrafts from prisoners honing skills before...
Indonesia Transfers American Drug Trafficker To Execution IslandOliviana HandayaniMarch 15, 2017March 15, 2017 by Oliviana HandayaniMarch 15, 2017March 15, 201702364 A convicted American drug dealer has been transferred to Nusa Kambangan. The foreigner has been sentenced to death in Indonesia....
Attorney General to Prioritize Drug Criminals in Next Round of ExecutionsNadya Joy Gozon AdorDecember 17, 2016December 17, 2016 by Nadya Joy Gozon AdorDecember 17, 2016December 17, 20160694 While President Jokowi has mentioned the government’s move in the direction of abolishing the death penalty, Indonesia’s Attorney General HM...
American Gets Life from Indonesian Court for Drug SmugglingMilafel DacanayNovember 17, 2016November 21, 2016 by Milafel DacanayNovember 17, 2016November 21, 20160481 An Indonesian district court sentenced an American national to life for carrying 97 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine (meth) on Wednesday,...
Is Jokowi Considering A Change to Indonesia’s Death Penalty?Caranissa DjatmikoNovember 9, 2016November 9, 2016 by Caranissa DjatmikoNovember 9, 2016November 9, 20160600 The president claims to be “very open to options” when discussing the possibility of Indonesia abolishing the death penalty. Ahead...
Gang Leader Gets Death Penalty for Teen’s Rape and MurderNadya Joy Gozon AdorOctober 9, 2016October 9, 2016 by Nadya Joy Gozon AdorOctober 9, 2016October 9, 201601557 Zainal, the leader of the group of boys who brutally raped and murdered a 14-year-old schoolgirl in Sumatra, was sentenced...
Indonesia Executes Four Drug Offenders in Second Round of ExecutionsIndonesia ExpatJuly 29, 2016July 29, 2016 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 29, 2016July 29, 20160543 Despite a series of diplomatic pressures and legal appeals, Indonesia has carried out its first executions since 2013. This morning,...
Indonesia Considers Castration and Death Penalty for RapistsIndonesia ExpatMay 13, 2016 by Indonesia ExpatMay 13, 20160560 In the wake of a brutal gang rape and murder of a 14-year-old schoolgirl in North Sumatra last month, the...
British Grandmother on Death Row Could Face Execution within WeeksIndonesia ExpatApril 29, 2016 by Indonesia ExpatApril 29, 201601908 In December 2012, Lindsay Sandiford (59) from North Yorkshire in the UK was arrested in Bali for attempting to smuggle...
Murder by DeathKenneth YeungMay 18, 2015October 20, 2017 by Kenneth YeungMay 18, 2015October 20, 20171742 Australian indignation against the death penalty was never going to save a couple of drug traffickers from the firing squad...
Bandung’s Asian-African Conference Approaches, as More Drug Traffickers Face the Firing SquadLeighton CosseboomMarch 23, 2015October 20, 2017 by Leighton CosseboomMarch 23, 2015October 20, 20171649 Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan of the Bali Nine are still scheduled to be executed, even though legal appeals have...