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scotsman.com
19-Jul-2008
        
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THREE convicted murderers have been executed, including a mother and son, in the industrial town of Surabaya on Java. The executions are the latest in a spate of state killings bucking a downward trend in the death penalty globally. A firing squad executed Sumiarsih, 60, and Sugeng, 44, early yesterday. They were convicted of murdering five members of a single family 20 years ago during a dispute over money. Sumiarsih's last request was that her cellmates continue to tend her flowers. Indonesia resumed executions in June after a 14-month hiatus, when two Nigerians were put to death for drug trafficking. The full article contains 105 words and appears in Scotland On Sunday... [read full story]                    

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3 more convicts executed as Indonesia bucks in state killings

chinapost.com.tw
20-Jul-2008
        

By Chris Brummit, AP Sunday, July 20, 2008 JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesia executed three convicted murderers, including a mother and son, the latest in a spate of state killings bucking a downward trend in the death penalty...

                   

Firing squad executes 3 for murder in Indonesia

asianage.com
19-Jul-2008
        

Jakarta, July 19: An Indonesian mother-and-son who murdered five people for revenge and a self-described shaman who killed eight were executed by firing squad overnight, an official said on Saturday. Tubagus Yusuf Maulana,...

                   

Mother and son executed as Indonesia ramps up death penalty

theage.com.au
19-Jul-2008
        

JAKARTA. Indonesia has executed three convicted murderers, including a mother and son, the latest in a spate of executions bucking a downward trend in the death penalty globally. Human rights groups speculated that by ramping...

                   

Indonesia executes murderers

news.com.au
19-Jul-2008
        

From correspondents in Jakarta INDONESIA has executed three people convicted for murder, including a mother and a son, the latest in a string of recent executions in the country. Jakarta has defended the death penalty as a...

                   

World › Indonesia executes 3

japantoday.com
18-Jul-2008
        

Saturday 19th July, 04:42 AM JST JAKARTA — Indonesian firing squads executed from late Friday to early Saturday three people who had been sentenced to death for murder, officials said. The three were executed amid pleas for...