11 Taiwanese sentenced to death for drug offenses are set to face the firing squad in January of 2018
Taiwan News
Date: 2017/12/14
By: Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Despite a brief reprieve this month, the 11 Taiwanese citizens
who have been sentenced to death for drug offenses are still on track to face the firing squad as early as January of 2018, announced the Indonesian government Tuesday (Dec. 12), reported SETN.
The 11 Taiwanese sentenced to death for drug trafficking by Indonesian district and high courts have been identified as Chen Chia-wei (陳嘉偉), Wang An-kang (王安康), and Lo Chih-cheng (羅至誠), as well as eight other Taiwanese citizens who have had their names partially concealed with the following surnames: Lin (林), Chen (陳), Chuang (莊), Li (李), Shih (石), Wu (吳), Hung (洪), and Yeh (葉).
Although eight of the 11 have not completed the judicial process, experts believe that given Indonesia’s track record with death penalty cases, their chances of appealing their sentences are slim. [FULL STORY]