Indonesia executes eight prisoners for drugs offences

 

Australians Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, Nigerian Okwuduli Oyatanze and Nigerian Martin Anderson. 

Nigerians Raheem Agbaje Salami, Silvester Obiekwe Nwolise, Brazilian Rodrigo Gularte, and Frenchman Serge Atlaoui, who has been given a temporary reprieve

Eight convicted drug smugglers have been executed by firing squad in Indonesia. 

The executions took place in Besi prison on the island of Nusakambangan early on  April 29,2015 Wednesday morning local time.
However, the execution of a ninth convict, a woman from the Philippines, was postponed at the last minute.

Among those killed were Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. Australia has withdrawn its ambassador in response.
The Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, called the pair's executions "cruel and unnecessary".
He said Australia respected Indonesia's sovereignty but added, "this cannot be simply business as usual".

Amnesty International described the executions as "utterly reprehensible"

Andrew Chan (left) and Myuran Sukumaran  along with seven other Australians, were arrested in Bali in 2005 for trying to smuggle more than 18lb (8.2kg) of heroin from Indonesia to Australia.
The pair were later found to be the ringleaders of the group and sentenced to death.