President Joko Widodo has ordered the foreign affairs ministry to withdraw the country`s ambassador-designate to Brazil following the Brazilian President`s action.
Pandeglang, Banten (ANTARA News) - President Joko Widodo said Brazilian President Dilma Rousseffs act of rejecting the credentials of the countrys ambassador-designate has been an unusual diplomatic behavior.

"Well, an act like that, according to me, is an unusual code of ethics," he said during a visit to a fish auction center here on Monday.

President Joko Widodo has ordered the foreign affairs ministry to withdraw the countrys ambassador-designate to Brazil following the Brazilian Presidents action.

Asked if he will cut diplomatic ties with Brazil, Joko Widodo said, "just wait and see."

Dilma Rousseff declined to accept the credentials of the Indonesian ambassador-designate after Indonesia executed a Brazilian citizen over a drug offense last month and is set to execute another citizen for drug smuggling.

Meanwhile, Indonesias military commander General Moeldoko on Monday cautioned anyone wishing to disrupt the impending executions of 11 death convicts, including some foreign drug convicts.

"Never try to disrupt the executions in any way. Our military is ready (to secure it). There must never be any attempt to disrupt it," he said after the closing of a course program at the TNI Headquarters.

He noted TNI has taken measures to ensure security before and after the executions.

When asked about the dispatch of three Sukhoi fighter jets to Denpasar in Bali, Moeldoko remarked that was part of anticipatory measures.

"TNI has made all security arrangements to meet the worst-case scenario," he added.

Two of the 11 death convicts to be executed soon are Australian nationals Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran who have been sentenced to death for attempting to smuggle 8.2 kilograms of heroin from Bali to Australia. The two are known as members of the Bali Nine drug ring.

The Australian government has demanded the cancellation of their death penalty.(*)

Editor: Heru Purwanto
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