DISPOSAL OF DEATH PENALTY: Jokowi Law Affirms not negotiable


BLORA, CENTRAL JAVA, INDONESIA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) insists there is no delay in the execution of the death penalty against convicted drug. According to him, the execution is still being done.

"There is no delay, just the time it was not delivered when," said Jokowi in Blora, Central Java, Saturday, March 6, 2015.


President Joko Widodo (second left), accompanied by Armed Forces Commander Gen. Moeldoko (left) and Deputy Chief of Police Commissioner General Pol. Badrodin Haiti (right) arrives at the venue of the TNI and Police Leadership Meeting 2015 in STIK Building, Jakarta, Tuesday (03/03/2015). [Antara/Widodo S Jusuf]

Attorney General plans to execute death ten convicted narcotics. Two of them are members of the Bali Nine, Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan.

Until now, the government has yet to determine the schedule of execution. Therefore, there has been no decision on reconsideration submitted on death row, Mary Jane, from the Philippines.

Some authorities consider the Indonesian government deliberately delaying executions it. The cause, the Australian government incentive to lobby for the release Myuran and Andrew.

Jokowi denied any delay execution schedule.

"We have wanted to be friends with any country, as well as with neighboring countries. But, for issues relating to the law, the rule of law we are not negotiable."

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