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| Australia Offer "Exchange" Convict sake Cancel Death Penalty 2 Citizens |
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop reportedly offered to repatriate three Indonesian nationals convicted of drug from Australia to cancel the execution of death row Bali Nine. However, the Indonesian government did not accept the offer.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop's proposal, according to information obtained by the ABC, delivered in a final attempt to save lives does Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran of executions. These efforts include calling Secretary Retno Marsudi on Tuesday (03/03/2015).
Meanwhile, on Thursday morning, the Australian lawmakers prayed in front of the parliament building in Canberra. On that occasion, Secretary Bishop again asked the Government of Indonesia to forgive both Australian citizens.
"We ask the Government of Indonesia, rather we appeal to the President of Indonesia to grant a pardon," he said in front of hundreds of other politicians.
"First, the remedy is still running for two and an appeal is being filed to the High Court TUN," the minister said Bishop.
"Secondly, there are allegations that never revealed in the review process related to bribery in the first instance court's decision," he said.
"But, more importantly than that, the concept of forgiveness and forgive occupies an important position in the legal system in Indonesia, as in Australia," he added.
Foreign Minister Bishop said, "And we ask that parents regret this be taken into consideration."
Meanwhile, one of the lawyers Chan and Sukumaran, Peter Morrissey SC, said it has filed an appeal against the decision of the Administrative Court in Jakarta.
It is said, the execution should not be carried out throughout the legal process is still ongoing.
"We hope they do not carry out the execution until all processes are run, and I can say that we will continue to look for all the other possibilities are available," said Morrissey.
In other developments, Pastor Jeff Hammond, the spiritual guidance of Chan in the past four years, said Chan has not given up hope. The last time they met three days ago.
"He continued to pray and believe there is a miracle of God for him," said Father Hammond.
Death row inmate drug cases Chan and Sukumaran now in reclaiming awaiting their execution time.
Both were among the other death row inmates from France, Ghana, Brazil, Nigeria, the Philippines, and Indonesia, which will undergo a second wave of executions that occurred under Jokowi. The first wave was conducted in January 2015 and in reclaiming the island.
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