“It’s about the supremacy of the law”, the strong assertion
of Indonesian President Joko Widodo about the death penalty imposed by their
government against drug traffickers.
International appeals and review of execution of 10
drug-related convicts including a Filipina Mary Jane Veloso in Indonesia are now
in blare moment. Some international celebrities including boxing superstar
Manny Pacquiao requested a clemency from the Indonesian president. But, this is
a mere mistake move. The more you make noise, the more get Indonesian government
tightens their decision to execute the convicts. The worst appeal was came from the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon himself (what the heck? so many executed convicts in middle east countries but no single word came from his mouth). He just made a reversed effect of reconsideration tendency. Something like, the more it highlight to international media,
the better, because this is a big opportunity for Indonesian government to deter drug traffickers
and druglords to enter to their land. It is a campaign. It's not a murder case which can be settled from aggrieved party. As a result, they have been more
determined to continue the execution as they gained more looking spectators around the world. Think about it, what could be the implication if the government granted the clemency request? It just make a wrong message.
And now, Indonesian government wanted to show to the world
how tough their campaign against dangerous drugs, so execution may conclusively take into effect on the given date.
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