"I will push for the execution of Budiman. Freddy Budiman is our target," Prasetyo said.Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Attorney General HM Prasetyo has confirmed that death row inmate Freddy Budiman, a drug kingpin, will be among the convicts scheduled to face the third wave of executions this year.
"I will push for the execution of Budiman. Freddy Budiman is our target," Prasetyo affirmed here, Tuesday.
However, the Attorney Generals Office (AGO) is waiting for Budiman to use his legal rights to seek a review of his case in the Supreme Court. The AGO will set a deadline for the case.
"Budiman said he will use his legal rights to seek a review of the case. The review should be confirmed soon, (we) cannot wait for a long time," Prasetyo remarked.
Prasetyo emphasized that the third wave of executions will be carried out in the near future, but he did not reveal the number of death row inmates on the list.
"We have not decided the number," Prasetyo noted.
The executions will focus on drug offenders, he affirmed.
Concerning Mary Jane, he stated that the Indonesian authorities were still awaiting the results of the legal process in the Philippines.
"Mary Jane is still waiting for the outcome of the legal process in the Philippines," he noted.
The decision on carrying out executions comes under Indonesias legal sovereignty despite the pros and cons highlighted by other countries, he pointed out.
"The pros and cons are still there, but it is our legal sovereignty," he reiterated.
Indonesia is one of the few countries to have imposed the harshest drug laws in the world.
In 2015, the AGO had executed 14 death row inmates.
The National Anti-Narcotics Agency has voiced its support to the governments decision to execute drug-related death row prisoners.
Indonesia has been on the radar of international drug traffickers and syndicates, and their networks, spread across the country, have targeted the younger generation.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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