Indonésie : dans la prison de Serge Atlaoui, condamné à mort

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Des membres de l’association Ensemble contre la peine de mort (ECPM) ont rendu visite à Serge Atlaoui, dans sa prison indonésienne. Quatorze ans jour pour jour après son incarcération pour un trafic de drogue contesté, ils ont pu se rendre compte avec Sabine, son épouse, des conditions de détention toujours plus délicates du Mosellan. Et du peu de perspectives d’avenir.

11 novembre 2005 – 11 novembre 2019. Tout a changé et rien n’a changé. Serge Atlaoui, 56 ans dans quelques jours, a été incarcéré le 11 novembre 2005 pour une affaire de drogue. Quatorze ans plus tard, le Mosellan est toujours là-bas. Toujours dans le couloir de la mort, un peloton d’exécution prêt à tirer au gré des envies du gouvernement en place. Les épreuves de 2015 où sa vie ne tenait qu’à un fil semblent derrière lui. Mais ça ne signifie pas que les perspectives d’avenir soient bien meilleures pour le détenu, transféré depuis un an dans un nouveau centre de détention « où on lui a retiré plein de petites choses qui lui permettaient de vivre un peu mieux », relate Raphaël Chenuil-Hazan, directeur général d’ECPM, qui l’a rencontré la semaine dernière.

L’association Ensemble contre la peine de mort a passé quelques jours en Asie : « un enjeu très important pour nous », confie son président Alain Morvan. Ses membres ont été auditionnés par les parlementaires malaisiens, qui réfléchissent à franchir le pas menant à l’abolition. Ils ont ensuite bifurqué vers l’Indonésie et plus précisément vers l’île-prison de Nusakambangan où se trouve le seul Français incarcéré. Sabine Atlaoui y a rejoint la délégation. Elle n’avait pas vu son époux depuis deux ans.

Des situations contradictoires dans le pays

Président d’ECPM, Alain Morvan a rencontré un homme qui « va plutôt bien physiquement. Mais c’est compliqué moralement. Il s’accroche, pourtant. Je ne suis pas dans sa tête, je ne sais pas s’il se voit sortir un jour. Dans tous les cas, c’est un long chemin… »

Un chemin sans beaucoup de perspectives pour le moment. « Il y a deux actions en cours. La première, diplomatique et politique. La seconde concerne la surveillance de l’évolution pénale », décrit Alain Morvan. « Aujourd’hui, le Lorrain reste condamné à mort. L’Indonésie n’a de cadeaux à faire ni à Atlaoui ni à la France. La mansuétude n’est pas une habitude locale. Notre action est complexe parce qu’il y a, là-bas, des choses étonnantes. L’Indonésie condamne à mort pour trafic de drogue. Et en même temps, elle a demandé la clémence à l’Arabie saoudite pour une ressortissante indonésienne contrôlée avec de la drogue et condamnée à la peine capitale. C’est contradictoire. »

Dans ce pays aux mains du président Joko Widodo, Alain Morvan mesure aussi combien « les choses peuvent aller vite. Peut-être que Serge Atlaoui pourra bénéficier de l’évolution de la loi et que sa peine sera commuée en prison à vie. »

Serge a besoin de tout notre soutien

Sabine Atlaoui, l’épouse du Lorrain détenu depuis 14 ans en Indonésie pour trafic de drogue, l’a trouvé « usé psychologiquement », lors de son voyage dans l’Alcatraz indonésien, la semaine dernière.

Vous avez pu voir votre mari il y a quelques jours, après deux ans sans pouvoir vous rendre dans sa prison en Indonésie. Qu’en avez-vous pensé ?

Physiquement, il tient le choc je crois. C’est toujours très difficile pour lui de se soigner correctement. Dernièrement, il avait une infection à l’oreille et il n’avait pas les médicaments pour la soigner. Derrière les barreaux, tout est compliqué, même consulter un médecin. Après quatorze ans dans le couloir de la mort, il est forcément très éprouvé. Psychologiquement, il est usé je pense. Mais il reste combatif.

Que peut-on dire de sa situation ? Est-il menacé ?

Elle reste précaire, vous savez. Beaucoup d’efforts sont déployés pour l’améliorer et peut-être un jour trouver une issue. Mais c’est un combat de longue haleine. S’il traverse depuis 2016 une période où il semble ne plus être en danger immédiat d’exécution, il faut toujours être très prudent car, en Indonésie, les choses changent très vite. Ce que je sais, c’est qu’il a besoin de tout notre soutien. Du soutien de tous ceux qui peuvent l’aider.

J’avais demandé avant de partir à ceux qui le voulaient de lui écrire un message pour le lui transmettre. Je l’ai fait. Et je remercie tous les gens qui ont joué le jeu. C’est très important pour lui. Savoir qu’il n’est pas seul.

Source: republicain-lorrain.fr, Kevin Grethen, November 19, 2019

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