Indonesian government executes eight people for drug crimes
Indonesian government executes eight people for drug crimes
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Eight people convicted of drug offenses were executed this week by firing squad in Indonesia. Seven were foreign nationals. Australia withdrew its Ambassador over the execution of two of its citizens. We’ll discuss the case with Jeffrey Winters, founder and director of the Equality Development and Globalization Studies program at Northwestern University.
(Photo: AP/Rick Rycroft)