by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Monday made a controversial call for drug traffickers to face the death penalty, as part of his plan to combat America’s opioid epidemic — a move that appears to be as much about politics as policy. The Republican leader launched the proposal during a speech in Manchester, New Hampshire — a state hard hit by the opioid crisis — […]
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Indonesia awaits execution of convicted drug traffickers
APRIL 28 (Reuters) — Activities in Cilacap, where the prison island of Nusakambangan is located, remained normal on Tuesday (April 28) despite increased police presence at the port area as Indonesia waited for the imminent executions of convicted drug traffickers. Indonesia has informed two Australians, one Nigerian and four other death-row drug convicts that they will be executed in a matter of days, possibly as soon as Tuesday, despite last-minute appeals for clemency from the […]
Senate reviewing revival of death penalty for drug traffickers
(Eagle News Service) — The senate is set to review the possibility of reviving death penalty in the country. In an interview with senate reporters, Senator Vicente Sotto III has again revived his call for the re-imposition of the death penalty in the country, following the exposed luxurious prison lifestyle of several convicted drug lords in the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). The senator, however, said that he will amend his bill that imposes death penalty […]





