Serge Atlaoui, a Frenchman sentenced to death in Indonesia in 2007 for drug traffickingmust be transferred on February 4 to France, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, Indonesian Minister in charge of Legal Affairs and Human Rights, told AFP this Friday, January 24.
Asked about the date of the transfer of the inmate, who has been on death row for 17 years, the minister replied “February 4, as required by the French government”in a message.
Aged 61, the Frenchman has been detained in an Indonesian prison for 19 years. Last December, France made an official request for his repatriation. His lawyer, Maître Richard Sédillot, then expressed his hope: “I am obviously very happy. (…) 19 years we have been trying to ensure that he returns to French territory. 19 years that we also explain that he did not commit the acts for which he was convicted. And his return to France would obviously be wonderful news.”
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