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Communist Vietnam's secret death penalty conveyor belt: How country trails only China and Iran for 'astonishing' number of executions

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Prisoners are dragged from their cells at 4am without warning to be given a lethal injection Vietnam's use of the death penalty has been thrust into the spotlight after a real estate tycoon was on Thursday sentenced to be executed in one of the biggest corruption cases in the country's history. Truong My Lan, a businesswoman who chaired a sprawling company that developed luxury apartments, hotels, offices and shopping malls, was arrested in 2022.

Le cas de Serge Atlaoui sera évoqué par François Hollande en voyage en Indonésie

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L’ultime grand voyage international du président de la République, en Indonésie, devrait voir s’inviter le sort du Français Serge Atlaoui, condamné à la peine de mort pour trafic de drogue et emprisonné dans les geôles indonésiennes depuis 2005.

François Hollande terminera ce mercredi 29 mars sa tournée en Asie du sud-est par l’Indonésie, le plus grand pays musulman du monde. 

C'est l’ultime grand voyage international du président de la République. Le dernier président français à s'être rendu en Indonésie est… François Mitterrand en 1986. 

Une trentaine de contrats devraient être signés dans les domaines de la défense, dans le domaine maritime (l’Indonésie comprend 17 000 îles !) et le développement urbain durable. 

Il devrait être aussi question, mais discrètement, du sort du Français Serge Atlaoui, condamné pour trafic de drogue à la peine de mort et en prison depuis 2005.

Fabrique d'acrylique ou de drogue ?


Le Français a toujours clamé son innocence. Soudeur, il pensait travailler, a-t-il dit, dans une fabrique d’acrylique. Il s’agissait, en fait, d’une usine de fabrication de drogue. Condamné comme les huit autres membres du réseau, Serge Atlaoui est soutenu par la France, qui tente d’éviter une exécution.

Le dossier sera bien évoqué, confirme-t-on de source française, mais aucune déclaration officielle ne sera faite pour ne pas compromettre les discussions.


Un possible moratoire sur la peine de mort


Le président François Hollande et le président Joko Widodo (droite)
L’affaire Atlaoui est relancée depuis mardi 28 mars, à la faveur d’une interview du président indonésien, Joko Widodo, qui s’est dit ouvert à un moratoire sur la peine de mort si la population y était favorable. 

Le président a cependant cité un sondage réalisé en 2015, dans lequel 85% des personnes interrogées se déclaraient favorables à la peine capitale pour les condamnés à mort pour trafic de drogue, soulignant que l'approbation du Parlement était nécessaire pour une abolition.

Depuis l’arrivée au pouvoir en 2014 de Joko Widodo, dix-huit condamnés à mort, en majorité des étrangers, ont été exécutés pour trafic de drogue. 

La législation anti-drogue indonésienne est l’une des plus sévères au monde. 

Serge Atlaoui est emprisonné dans le pays depuis douze ans.

Source: FranceTV Info, Dominique André, 29 mars 2017

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