The Commission for
Public Prosecutions (Komjak) will file a complaint against Attorney General
H.M. Prasetyo for what it claims was the unlawful execution of two death-row
prisoners, whose clemency applications were still being processed.
Prasetyo has been
deemed careless for ordering the execution of Nigerian citizen Humphrey Ejike
Eleweke and Senegalese Seck Osmane on the notorious Nusakambangan prison island
in Cilacap, Central Java, on July 29.
Prior to his
execution, Ejike had refused to sign papers alleging that he was unfairly
targeted along with other executed Nigerians.His case was one of those
highligted in the Amnesty International report 'When Justice Fails' which
raised concerns about his lack of access to a lawyer at the time of his arrest,
torture and the impartiality of the court process.
"I am unable to
confirm this yet, because there has been nothing related to the executions to
be taken to the plenary meeting, as far as I know," Komjak commissioner
Ferdinand Andi Lolo said in Jakarta on Saturday, August 6th.
Ferdinand said the
report the commission received will be discussed in a plenary meeting, in
accordance with procedures. Deputy Komjak chairwoman Erna Ratnaningsih has
confirmed receipt of the report against the attorney general, but was unable to
confirm any follow-up actions.
"I have
previously received complaints from Gurdip Singh and [the Indonesian Avocation
Agency] Ganas," Ratna said.
According to the
complaints, both convicts were illegally executed as they were still involved
in a clemency process. The executions should only have been carried out after
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo rejected their clemency requests with
an official presidential decree.
"Illegal
executions can be categorized as a planned or unplanned acts of murder, as well
as alleged violations of basic human rights," Indonesian Anticorruption
Society (MAKI) coordinator Boyamin Saiman said last Friday.
According to
Boyamin, the attorney general can be sanctioned with a either warning or
dishonorable discharge for carelessly carrying out the executions, as the
convicts informed his office that they had applied for clemency.
The execution of
four death-row inmates and the testimony of one of them, Freddy Budiman, about
the alleged involvement of members of the National Police, National Narcotics
Agency (BNN) and Indonesian Military (TNI) in drug smuggling, has triggered
strong criticisms in recent days.
Source: Jakarta
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