Record 11 Taiwanese sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug crimes
印尼大掃毒11名台灣嫌犯判死刑創新高
| The 11 Taiwanese sentenced to death for drug crimes in Indonesia are a new record high
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) -- As the Indonesian government intensifies its crackdown on illegal drugs, there are currently 11 Taiwanese that have been sentenced to death for drug offenses, a new record high, according to Indonesian official sources cited in a CNA report. In its effort to clamp down on the illegal drug trade, foreign nationals have also been targeted, with 11 Taiwanese sentenced to death for drug trafficking, three of whom are already on death row, including Chen Chia-wei (陳嘉偉), Wang An-kang (王安康), and Lo Chih-cheng (羅至誠), stated the report. The eight other Taiwanese citizens who have been sentenced to death by Indonesian district and high courts are surnamed Lin (林), Chen (陳), Chuang (莊), Li (李), Shih (石), Wu (吳), Hung (洪), and Yeh (葉). Although the eight have not completed the judicial process, Indonesia's track record with death penalty case indicates that their chances of appealing their sentences are slim. Since last year, four Taiwanese drug suspects have been executed for their crimes in Indonesia. There are currently over 30 Taiwanese nationals imprisoned in Indonesia for drug trafficking. As part of the country's war on drugs, Indonesian President Joko Widodo is intensifying the severity of punishments, and has even told his police officers to "gun down" drug traffickers if necessary, especially foreigners, said John Chen (陳忠), head of the Taipei Economic and Trade Office in Indonesia. Chen was quoted by CNA as warning Taiwanese citizens "not for one moment to consider smuggling drugs to Indonesia." |
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| Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer | |
| 2017-11-21 |
