He said that the AGO was not happy carrying out execution on death row narcotic convicts but it had to be done.
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This was one of the statements of President Rodrigo Duterte upon arrival in Davao City early Saturday morning, September 10, after his first global trip to Laos for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, and his working visit to Indonesia.
Leaders of the two countries will meet later this week in Jakarta and one of the main topics of discussion will likely be ways to wipe out the region’s drug trade.
According to Reuters, Indonesia’s national anti-narcotics agency (BNN) chief Budi Waseso on Tuesday said the government was adding weapons, investigators, technology and sniffer dogs to boost its enforcement.
“We only hope the Philippines could immediately and quickly complete her legal process there to give certainty”, Attorney General HM Prasetyo said on Friday.
“The life of a dealer is meaningless because (he) carries out mass murder. It can happen because (the drugs problem) in Indonesia is as bad as in the Philippines”.
“Her execution has not yet been carried because we respect and honor the kegal process in the Philippines over her case”.
Agency spokesman Slamet Pribadi sought to play down the comments, saying a Philippines-style policy would only be followed “if our law makes it possible”, adding: “We can’t shoot criminals just like that, we have to follow the rules”.
More than 2,000 suspected drug pushers and users have been killed since Duterte launched a war on drugs after taking office on June 30.
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President Rodrigo Duterte of the neighbouring Philippines has sparked controversy by overseeing the large-scale killing of drug traffickers since winning election in May.
