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Indonesia defends executions as part of 'war' on drugs

AFP

Indonesia’s attorney general on Wednesday defended the execution of seven foreign drug convicts, saying that the country was facing a “war” against drugs.

“We are fighting a war against horrible drug crimes that threaten our nation’s survival,” Muhammad Prasetyo told reporters in Cilacap, the gateway to the high-security prison island of Nusakambangan where the executions took place.