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Indonesia's death row population grows despite execution moratorium

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Despite an unofficial moratorium on executions for over a decade, the number of individuals on death row in Indonesia has continued to rise. A recent report indicates that as of April, there were 639 people awaiting execution, an increase from the previous year. Legal experts are advocating for judges to prioritize rehabilitation over capital punishment, especially with the new Criminal Code aiming to make the death penalty a last resort. AI

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Indonesia's death row population grows despite execution moratorium

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Aisyah Llewellyn ·

    Why Indonesia’s death penalty lives on, even as executions dwindle

    Indonesia has not executed anyone in over a decade, with its new Criminal Code designed to make capital punishment a “last resort”. Yet the number of prisoners on death row continues to climb. A new report on the persistent use of capital punishment in Indonesia’s courts has rais…

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