Further executions in Indonesia
Published Date:
20 July 2008
THREE convicted murderers have been executed, including a mother and son, in the industrial town of Surabaya on Java.
The executions are the latest in a spate of state killings bucking a downward trend in the death penalty globally.
A firing squad executed Sumiarsih, 60, and Sugeng, 44, early yesterday. They were convicted of murdering five members of a single family 20 years ago during a dispute over money.
Sumiarsih's last request was that her cellmates continue to tend her flowers.
Indonesia resumed executions in June after a 14-month hiatus, when two Nigerians were put to death for drug trafficking.
The full article contains 105 words and appears in Scotland On Sunday newspaper.
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Last Updated:
19 July 2008 7:43 PM
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Source:
Scotland On Sunday
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Location:
Scotland
