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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.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Accuses Saudi Govt of Breaking International Norms

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President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (left) on Thursday condemned the beheading of an Indonesian maid in Saudi Arabia and accused Riyadh of breaking the "norms and manners" of international relations.

In unusually strident terms, the leader of the world's most populous Muslim-majority country said he had lodged a "strong protest" with the Saudi government over Saturday's execution of the Indonesian citizen for murder.

His comments signal Indonesia's growing anger over the treatment of its manual laborers in the Gulf countries, after a spate of cases of abuse and killings.

"This week we were shocked by the execution of Royati binti Sapubi. Like all Indonesians, I also express sorrow over the disaster," Yudhoyono told a nationally televised press conference.

"I also express my strong protest to the Saudi government, which by carrying out the death sentence broke the norms and manners of international relations."

Indonesia is angry that the oil-rich kingdom failed to inform Jakarta that 54-year-old Royati, who had been convicted of killing her Saudi employer, was about to be executed by sword.

Indonesia has recalled its ambassador for "consultations" and announced a moratorium on sending migrant workers to Saudi Arabia, where hundreds of thousands of Indonesians toil as maids and laborers.

Yudhoyono said that Jakarta was considering applying a similar ban to other Gulf states where human rights activists say migrant workers also face abuse and exploitation.

Source: Agence France-Presse, June 24, 2011
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