[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

[Rick Halperin]

Jan. 15



INDONESIA:

Accused Bali killer Noor Ellis could face death penalty over ordered hit on 
Australian husband Robert Ellis



The Indonesian woman accused of the "pinky swear" murder of her Australian 
husband Robert Ellis faces charges carrying the death penalty.

Julaikah Noor Aini, known as Noor Ellis, is accused of plotting the murder of 
the 60-year-old and paying 5 accomplices to carry out the task last October. Mr 
Ellis' body was dumped in a rice field wrapped in plastic and fabric. His 
throat had been slit.

Police yesterday handed over dossiers containing evidence against all 6 
accused. Their trial is expected to begin in 20 days and all 6 face charges 
carrying the death penalty.

Noor Ellis previously confessed to hiring the hitmen and paying them 150 
million rupiah ($A14,200) because she was unhappy in her relationship.

"She did it out of stress and being hurtful because she felt unappreciated as a 
wife," her lawyer Ketut Suwega Arya Dauh told reporters this week.

"We're ready to defend her in the trial."

The pair had been married for 25 years and had 2 sons together. Both boys now 
live in Perth.

But Mrs Ellis is expected to tell a story in court about her troubled marriage 
and Mr Ellis??? infidelity.

News.com.au previously reported Noor Ellis told police she made a "pinky swear" 
with the ringleader saying she wanted her husband of 25 years killed, but not 
in a too "sadistic" fashion.

Police in November forced the 6 accused, including an emotional Mrs Ellis, to 
re-enact the murder at multiple crime scenes in Bali. The re-enactment involved 
Mrs Ellis, the 2 maids, and 3 of the men arrested for carrying out the murder. 
Mrs Ellis showed police how she paid the boyfriend of one of her maids through 
the window of a car.

Police say the "execution-style murder" involved a fatal wound to the throat 
and several bruises around the head. Forensic teams said Mr Ellis' hands and 
feed were tied and his throat was slashed 3 times.

"One of the wounds was fatal, but he also had several bruises around his head, 
suggested he had been knocked to the ground before receiving the fatal throat 
wound," senior officer Ida Bagas Putu Alit said.

Mrs Ellis' lawyer told reporters this week she regretted the crime. She is 
expected to be moved to Bali's Kerobokan jail to await trial.

(source: The News)

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Bali 9 duo set to be executed together, Indonesia says



Indonesia will execute 6 death row prisoners, starting on Sunday, the 
attorney-general has announced.

4 men and 2 women, imprisoned in three locations in Java, will be shot by 
firing squad, HM Prasetyo says.

Among them are foreign drug offenders who are citizens of Malawi, Vietnam and 
Brazil.

The remaining prisoners are two Indonesians and one man of uncertain 
citizenship who was born in Papua.

2 Australians on death row in Bali, Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, are not 
among the group but are on a list of 20 prisoners whose execution could follow.

Sukumaran's claim for clemency has been rejected in line with President Joko 
Widodo's stance on drug offenders.

Chan has yet to receive notice of his rejection.

The attorney-general says the pair will be dealt with together.

"When a crime is committed by more than one person the execution must be 
conducted at the same time," he told reporters.

"So Myuran will wait for his turn."

Asked if he had been under any pressure from foreign governments including 
Australia, Mr Prasetyo said: "so far, none".

As plans for the 6 executions go forward, legal argument continues over how 
many requests can be filed for an appeal called a judicial review.

2 death row prisoners last year requested an additional judicial review.

The attorney-general said for the 6 set for executions, "All their judicial 
aspects have been fulfilled".

He didn't know if the 2 requesting another appeal were in the group.

Mr Prasetyo said the executions were in line with Mr Joko's determination to 
crack down on drug crime, which the government claims kill up to 40 Indonesians 
daily.

(source: The News)

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6 INDIVIDUALS FACE IMMINENT EXECUTION FOR DRUG CRIMES



Six people are scheduled to be executed in Indonesia on 18 January. Five of 
them are foreign nationals and all have been convicted of drug trafficking, an 
offense which does not meet the threshold of the "most serious crimes" for 
which the death penalty can be imposed under international law.

View the full Urgent Action, including case information, addresses and sample 
messages, here.

The Attorney General of Indonesia announced today that six individuals, an 
Indonesian national and five foreign nationals, all convicted of and sentenced 
to death for drug-related offenses are going to be executed on 18 January 2015. 
According to the Attorney General their names are Rani Andriani alias Melisa 
Aprilia (Indonesian), Daniel Enemuo (Nigerian), Ang Kiem Soei (Dutch), Tran Thi 
Bich Hanh (Vietnamese), Namaona Denis (Nigerian) and Marco Archer Cardoso 
Moreira (Brazilian).

Five of them are reportedly going to be executed on Nusakambangan Island while 
Tran Thi Bich Hanh is to be executed in Boloyali district, both in Central 
Java.

Death sentences in Indonesia are carried out by firing squad. The prisoner has 
the choice of standing or sitting and whether to have their eyes covered, by a 
blindfold or hood. Firing squads are made up of 12 people, three of whose 
rifles are loaded with live ammunition, while the other nine are loaded with 
blanks. The squad fires from a distance of between five and 10 metres.

In December 2014, it was reported that the President would not grant clemency 
to at least 64 individuals who have been sentenced to death for drug-related 
crimes and that there were plans to execute all of them. Drug-related offenses 
do not meet the threshold of the "most serious crimes" for which the death 
penalty can be imposed under Article 6(2) of the International Covenant on 
Civil and Political Rights, to which Indonesia is a State Party. No executions 
were carried out in Indonesia in 2014, and 20 executions are reportedly 
scheduled for 2015. There are at least 130 people under death sentence in the 
country.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

View the full Urgent Action, including case information, addresses and sample 
messages, here.

Name: Rani Andriani alias Melisa Aprilia (f), Daniel Enemuo (m), Ang Kim Soei 
(m), Tran Thi Bich Hanh (f), Namaona Denis (m) and Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira 
(m).

Issues: Death penalty, Fear for safety, Legal concern

Further information on UA: 305/14 (5 December 2014) and update (January 13 
2015)

Issue Date: 15 January 2015

Country: Indonesia

Please let us know if you took action so that we can track our impact!

EITHER send a short email to uan at aiusa.org with "UA 305/14" in the subject 
line, and include in the body of the email the number of letters and/or emails 
you sent.

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Thank you for taking action! Please check with the AIUSA Urgent Action Office 
if sending appeals after the below date. If you receive a response from a 
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Action Office address below.This is the second update of UA 305/14. Further 
information:http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA21/031/2014/en

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Please write immediately in English, Indonesian or your own language:

* Urging the authorities to immediately halt plans to execute the six death row 
prisoners;

* Calling on them to establish a moratorium on all executions with a view to 
abolishing the death penalty and to commute all death sentences to terms of 
imprisonment;

* Pointing out that the decision to resume executions has set Indonesia against 
the global trend towards abolition of the death penalty and the country's own 
progress in this area.

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 26 FEBRUARY 2015:

President of the Republic of Indonesia

H. E. Joko Widodo

Istana Merdeka

Jakarta Pusat 10110

Indonesia

Fax: 011 62 21 386 4816 / 011 62 21 344 2233

Email: ppid at setkab.go.id

Twitter: jokowi_do2

Salutation: Dear President

Attorney General

H. M. Prasetyo

Jl. Sultan Hasanuddin No. 1, Jakarta Selatan, Jakarta 12160, Indonesia

Fax: 011 62 21 722 1269 / 011 62 21 725 0213

Email:

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Salutation: Dear Attorney General

And copies to:

State Secretariat Minister

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Gedung Sekretariat Negara RI

Sayap Timur Lantai 3

Jalan Veteran III No. 10

Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia 10110

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