TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Doly James, a lawyer of the Bali Nine duo, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, will submit documents to appeal for clemency again to the court after President Joko Widodo rejected their clemency requests for both condemned Australians last month.
“We still have hope for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran,” Doly told AAP. “There were errors in the issuing of the clemency rejection.
“I'm not denying the prerogative rights of the president. But the president must also comply with the ethics and principle of good governance.
“The decision is still the president's prerogative but the process should not be reckless either, the president must be responsible.”
Last week, the court delayed the appeal schedule until April 1 for a decision soon afterwards. If they are granted the appeal, lawyers for Chan and Sukumaran will question President Joko Widodo’s improper assessment in their clemency case, including their well-documented rehabilitation- before rejecting clemency.
Attorney General H.M. Prasetyo has committed to not executing Chan and Sukumaran before their legal proceedings end. Seven of 10 prisoners in line for the planned execution are taking legal action to gain leniency. Prasetyo said he would respect all of their legal processes.
Chan and Sukumaran are currently on Nusakambangan Island where they will be executed.
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