Indonesia and France likely to sign agreement over repatriation of death row convict

JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesia is likely to sign an agreement with France before the end of this month over the repatriation of a Frenchman who is on death row on charges of drug offences, a senior minister said on Tuesday.

France had previously requested the transfer of Serge Atlaoui, who has been jailed in Indonesia since 2005, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, a senior minister for law and human rights affairs, told reporters.