TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Minister Tedjo Edhy Purdjiatno said that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has given the green light for the execution of two ringleaders of the so-called Bali Nine drug ring, Andrew Chan and Myruan Sukamaran. According to Tedjo, Jokowi has authorized the Attorney General to handle the technicalities of the execution.
“President said go ahead. He also asked about the technical preparations and checked whether it’s ready. If it’s ready then just do it,” Tedjo said at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday, March 4, 2015.
Attorney General H.M. Prasetyo said the execution would be closed to the public, and that the execution date would be announced later.
"It will be on the news, and it will not be a secret. But the execution will be closed to the public,” he explained.
The Bali Nine drug convict duo have just been transferred to Nusakambangan Penitentiary in Cilacap, Central Java.
Justice and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly said his ministry was currently awaiting the confirmation of the execution date.
“We’re 95% ready,” Laoly said.
TIKA PRIMANDARI