Showing posts with label trafficking in Indonesia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label trafficking in Indonesia. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

FG makes clemency plea for Nigerians sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Indonesia


The Federal government made a move yesterday March 9th to stop the execution of three Nigerians in Indonesia over their involvement in drug trafficking offenses, a crime that attracts death sentence in Indonesia. At a meeting with the Indonesian Ambassador, Harry Purwanto, in Abuja yesterday March 9th, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr Danjuma Sheni,  appealed to the Ambassador to help prevail on his government to convert the death sentences to Life imprisonment as well as expedite action on the exchange of prisoners between both countries.