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Brazil, Netherlands outraged as Indonesia executes their citizens

Published Sun, Jan 18, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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BRAZIL and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors from Indonesia and expressed fury on Sunday after Jakarta defied their pleas and executed two of their citizens along with four other drug offenders by firing squad.

The other convicts were from Vietnam, Malawi, Nigeria and Indonesia. The six were the first people executed under new President Joko Widodo.

Indonesia has tough anti-drugs laws and Mr Joko, who…

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