Tuesday 28 April 2015

Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan executed by firing squad along with six others - but Indonesians spared a Filipino woman at the last minute



According to Dailymail, Reformed Bali Nine ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were killed by an Indonesian firing squad shortly after midnight Wednesday local time.

Chan, 31, Sukumaran, 34, and six other prisoners were taken to a jungle clearing on Nusakambangan Island.

Sukumaran had pledged to go without a blindfold during the killings.The Australlian duo paid for a last meal of KFC for all of the prisoners.

A Filipino woman  lady was said to have been spared at the last minutes.

They were shot dead by firing squads comprising 12 police privates armed with rifles at 12:25am local time (3:25am AEST).

A law enforcement official was quoted saying: 'The executions went well, without any disruptions.' 



Execution ground: Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were killed at this clearing at Nusakambangan 


Rest in peace: Reformed drug smugglers Andrew Chan (left) and Myuran Sukumaran (right) were put to death at 3:25am Australian Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday morning

Supporters pray: At nearby Cilacap port, anti-death penalty protesters began playing the song Hallelujah just prior to news of his death


Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso - the Filipino drug mule who was the ninth convict sentenced to death - was spared after new information emerged about her case.


2 comments:

  1. How on fair. We know they did wrong but u cld have kept them in prison for life. Sad!

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  2. How unfair. I meant

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