Successive appeals have failed to have their sentences commuted, and both are on a list of inmates scheduled to die by firing squad.
Application accepted
On Friday, their Indonesian lawyer filed what’s known as a PK to apply for a second judicial review.
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has expressed concern about the use of the death penalty for drug offenses.
“According to international human rights jurisprudence, capital punishment could only be applied to the crime of murder or intentional killing,” OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani told reporters.
She said the U.N. was particularly concerned about “respect for due process” after Widodo stated he would categorically reject all appeals for clemency.
