CILACAP: Indonesian authorities have given 72 hours’ notice that they will execute a group of drug convicts, including foreigners, a diplomat said despite protests from governments and rights groups.
Syed Zahid Raza, the deputy Pakistani ambassador in Jakarta, said that the convicts, who include a Pakistani, could face the firing squad at around midnight on Friday after yesterday’s meeting between Indonesian officials and diplomats that signalled the start of the countdown.
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