Indonesian Attorney General's Office said on Thursday (23/4) they hope to soon announce the date of the execution group of convicted drug after the Indonesian Supreme Court rejected reviews filed of all prisoners, except one of them.
More than 10 death row inmates who would face the firing squad are foreigners, and the case has strained relations between the government of Australia, France and Brazil.
The 10 inmates, from Australia, France, Ghana, the Philippines, Brazil, Nigeria and Indonesia, had their petitions for clemency denied by President Joko Widodo in late 2014.
The executions, which will be carried out by firing squad, were planned for earlier this year but were postponed after several inmates filed separate legal challenges.
"We hope the Supreme Court decision in the latter case will be achieved as soon as possible so that we can determine the execution date soon," said Tony Spontana, a spokesman for the Attorney General's office. One more appeal pending is local citizen.
On Tuesday, the Indonesian Supreme Court rejected reviews filed by French national Serge Atlaoui and Ghanaian Martin Anderson.
Philippine Vice President Jejomar Binay met with Vice President Jusuf Kalla on the sidelines of the Asian-African Conference in Jakarta this week to ask for forgiveness for the convict of the Philippines.
"This is a demand on the basis of humanitarian considerations," said Binay told reporters on Thursday.
But when asked whether the diplomatic relations between the two countries would be damaged if the execution persists, he said, "I doubt it."
French President Francois Hollande warned Indonesia, on Wednesday, that the execution would damage relations between the two countries, according to various media reports.
The Australian Government has repeatedly asked for forgiveness for their nationals, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumara, but Indonesia's President Joko Widodo not budge.
In this year, there have been six convicted drug cases in Indonesia were put to death.
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