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Oh, BUT! Abbott can't have it both ways; he told the UN to butt off over Australia's illegal policy to turn away refugees and in the next breath condemns Indonesia for executing the two Australian drug smugglers!

29/4/2015

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'All shots were done perfectly... much better than the first round of executions': Indonesian attorney-general boasts of 'smooth and orderly' firing squad... and shrugs off Abbott's withdrawal of Australia's envoy

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Myuran Sukumaran (foreground) and Andrew Chan (back) were executed
PictureIndonesian attorney-general H.M. Prasetyo (right) applauded Chan and Sukumaran's executioners for the good job that they did
A senior Indonesian government official has praised the firing squad that executed Bali Nine pair Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran.

ABC News reports that Indonesian attorney-general H.M. Prasetyo applauded Chan and Sukumaran's executioners for their work.  

'All shots were done perfectly. These executions were carried out smoothly and in order - much better than the first round of executions in January,' he said.

Mr Prasetyo declared it was necessary to fight drug crime in the country, as he dismissed Australia's withdrawal of its ambassador as a 'momentary reaction'.

He visited Nusakambangan on Wednesday, hours after Bali Nine pair were executed with other drug offenders.

'I would like to say that an execution is not a pleasant thing. It is not a fun job,' he said.

'But we must do it in order to save the nation from the danger of drugs. We are not making enemies of counties from where those executed came. What we are fighting against is drug-related crimes.

'Therefore, I would like to offer my condolences, on the execution of those who were on the death row, to their families, to their home countries.

'Once again, we are not against the countries, but we are fighting a war against the horrible drug crimes that threaten our nation's survival.'

Mr Prasetyo shrugged off diplomatic backlash from Australia after Prime Minister Tony Abbott slammed the executions as 'cruel and unnecessary' and announced he would withdraw Australia's ambassador to Indonesia Paul Grigson.

'The Netherlands have done the same thing in the past. Brazil has done the same thing,' he said.

'I think this is just a momentary reaction, and this will be settled within the diplomatic sphere.

Indonesia's Vice President Jusuf Kalla said withdrawing an ambassador was a normal diplomatic protest.

'Within a month or two, they will come back. That's the signal of protest, we did that too,' he said, referring to the time Indonesia withdrew its ambassador to Australia in 2013 over a phone tapping scandal.

Prasetyo said the executions would serve as a warning to others.

'This is a warning for others, don't even try to commit these drug crimes, to think a thousand times, that Indonesia will be strict, will be harsh on drug crimes,' he told reporters in Cilacap.

'The result of the second execution was better, more orderly and more perfect than the last,' he said, referring to executions carried out in January and noting the bodies were treated more 'humanely' this time.

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo raised his nation's sovereignty when asked about Australia withdrawing its ambassador.

'Our sovereignty must be respected,' he told reporters.

'We're ready to respect the sovereignty of other countries as well.'

Mr Abbott announced Australia's unprecedented diplomatic response on Wednesday morning, just hours after the Bali Nine duo were put to death despite pleas for their deaths to be reconsidered.

'Australia respects the Indonesian system, we respect Indonesia's sovereignty but we do deplore what's been done and this cannot simply be business as usual,' Mr Abbott said.

'For that reason once all the courtesies have been extended to the Chan and Sukumaran families our ambassador will be withdrawn for consultations.'

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Australian consular officials in Indonesia will arrange for the men's bodies to be repatriated to Australia, ensuring that they are treated with 'appropriate dignity and respect'.

'And I expect to be able to discuss further aspects of our relationship with Indonesia when our ambassador Paul Grigson returns to Australia at the end of this week,' Ms Bishop said.

The consul general Majel Hind will formally identify the bodies.  

Ms Bishop hasn't ruled out cutting Australian aid to Indonesia in protest over the executions of Chan and Sukumaran.
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10 Comments
Rajend Naidu
29/4/2015 05:20:50 pm

Editor,
All the criticism levelled against the inconsistency and hypocrisy of the Australian state- past and present - are valid and have merit.
The present one relates to the one Fijileaks highlights about Tony Abbot telling the UN to butt off over its " stop the boats " refugee policy.
The past one, to cite one case, relates to Australia basically turning a blind eye to the killing of the Balibo five journalists by the Indonesian military during the invasion of East Timor and of course continuing to maintain " friendly " relations with the Indonesian State despite its atrocities in East Timor and it's appalling human rights record at home.
But these criticisms cannot diminish the fact that the Indonesian authorities and in particular it's president Jokowi Widodo acted abhorrently in the state sanctioned murder - to quote Jakarta globe editorial - of the Australian drug offenders Sukumaran and Chan and the mentally unwell Brazillian.
The Indonesian attorney General who appears to draw perverse pleasure from the clinical manner of the firing squad execution justifies the killing as the right of sovereignty.
History has a good record of the human slaughter that has occurred in the name of sovereignty .
The decision to proceed with the execution notwithstanding a plea by the UN Secretary General for clemency demonstrate the Indonesian authorities were devoid of any humanity.
That is a crying shame.
Sincerely,
Rajend Naidu
Sydney

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rajend Naidu
29/4/2015 06:28:30 pm

Editor,
Here is part of a letter published in The Australian today (30/04). What the writer says about Indonesian president Jokowi Widodo is some would no doubt say equally true for the Australian PM Tony Abbot. Fijileaks readers would I am sure be able to identify other leaders who fall in the same category.
B.A. Hines Allenstown, Qld writes :
" Regrettably, Indonesians voted for a lemon in President Joko Widodo . They will drink the bitterness of his abuse of power for years to come.
In a nation bedevilled by corruption and the web of sins that accrue, it has been remarked from the outset in the case of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran that, had they been rich or people of consequence,wads of cash would have secured their release.
... If Indonesians are to stave off world revulsion at Joko's behaviour ,they must swiftly remove him from office and replace him with a statesman who delivers on the anti- corruption and human rights promise that handed him his presidency."
Fijileaks followers are only too aware that there are leaders who have come to power on false promises.
Sincerely,
Rajend Naidu
Sydney

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#istanformercy
30/4/2015 01:15:33 am

Turning boats back to Indonesia by Australia was basically an attempt to abate a large scale people smuggling business through Indonesia, notably all were not merit refugees. It is the responsibility of Indonesian government to stop such operation enamating from within.

As for Sakumuran and Chan case the Australian public were behind Abbot in seeking clemency for these reformed prisoners,the public parading of these beautiful souls and the execution defines Presidents Widodo's legacy, the Wicked -do-do.

Today Australia is hurting but continues to give $600 million annual aid to Indonesia.

All Australia was seeking from Indonesian President was mercy.

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Dekho
30/4/2015 03:01:22 am

Abbot government's refugee and asylum seeker policy is a bad one and deemed to be so by the UN. It is devoid of humanitarian concern for people in dire strait. That is akin to the Indonesian government's cruel treatment of the Australian drug offenders.
The way the abbot government and it's foreign minister approached the issue of clemency for the Australians facing execution was very restrained and dignified.

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So
30/4/2015 04:28:28 am

Is the Indonesian attorney General a screw loose? He appears to be one.

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rajend naidu
30/4/2015 04:52:27 pm

Editor,
Another good letter exposing the crooked thinking of the Indonesian State and it's " puppet president " ( to quote Peter Hatcher the political editor of smh ).
Richard Corbett of Mosman , NSW writes :
" Indonesia President Joko Widodo saying," This is about sovereignty, I don't want to answer this question again", says something about him. It was never about sovereignty, it was about humanity and justice.
A justice system without humanity is severely flawed, and certainly not just.
A country that cannot take criticism has a long way to go in its development." ( The Australian 1/05 ).
I agree. And, that is even after it begins to call itself a democracy after years of military dictatorship.
Fijileaks followers would be familiar with this phenomenon.
Sincerely,
Rajend Naidu
Sydney

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rajend naidu
3/5/2015 04:27:35 pm

Editor,
Fijileaks was spot on in pointing out that Abbot can't have it both ways.
Here is a letter arguing why.
In her letter titled ' Quoting law is farcical' ( The Age 3/05 ) Ann Kirsch writes :
" Australia's response to the executions - recalling our ambassador and citing international law - are farcical . Australia has consistently ignored international law in relation to its asylum seeker policy, indefinitely detaining people for years in remote and unfriendly locations. As Tony Abbot said " Australia is sick of being lectured by the United Nations". I am certain Indonesia finds our attitude Botha bit precious and hypocritical . Australia needs to be more visibly even handed if we want to play the moral high ground card".
This was precisely the point Fijileaks raised on this issue.
Thinking people have no difficulty in seeing through the inconsistency and even hypocrisy in the way the Australian State has been conducting its foreign policy.
Sincerely ,
Rajend Naidu
Sydney

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rajend naidu
3/5/2015 08:47:31 pm

Editor,
If you thought what the Indonesian attorney General said about the execution of the drug offenders - he said the execution was "perfect " - was in bad taste take a moment to think about what the deputy PM of Australia Warren Truss said. He said the strain in the ties between Australia and Indonesia on account of the execution was temporary and equated the execution to " a hiccup ". The state sanctioned murder of two of its citizens isa a mere " hiccup " before it's return to business as usual.that is realpolitik spelled out in crystal clear terms.
It leaves men and women of conscience with a bad taste in the mouth.
Sincerely,
Rajend Naidu
Sydney

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rajend naidu
7/5/2015 12:24:06 am

Editor,
When you compare what Dr Sushil K Sharma the former head of the meteorology department at the Fiji National University says about the Indonesian state execution of the Bali Nine drug offenders ( ' Capital punishment ' Fiji Times.2/5 ) with what Waleed Aly, a Fairfax Media columnist and winner of the 2014 Walkley award for best columnist and lecturer in politics at Monash University, says in his thoughtful article ' Why Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran never stood a chane ' ( The Age 1/5 ),you realise just how superficial and mediocre some academics can be.
Contrary to Dr Sharma's bombastic and dogmatic assertions, Aly demonstrates through a coherent analysis that the Indonesian state executions had more to do with domestic politics than with the proper application of the rule of law, both national and international.
Dr Sharma would educate himself by reading Aly's analysis.
He should also ponder over the Jakarta Globe editorial of 24 May titled ' Do The Right Thing and Show Mercy, President Jokowi'.
Surely, Dr Sharma is not the more knowledgeable party on this issue, even if he likes to imagine he is?
Sincerely,
Rajend Naidu
Sydney

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rajend naidu
8/5/2015 05:53:13 pm

Editor,
If the two Australian drug convicts and the others including the mentally ill Brazilian were executed " after exhausting every legal avenue in Indonesia's legal system" as asserted by Keith Gregory formerly of Darwin and now in Lautoka ( Fiji Times 9/05 ), why has the UN Secretary General Ban Ki moon deplored the executions ? ( ' Ban deplores Indonesia's execution of drug convicts" Press TV 29/04 ).
Is Mr Gregory a better informed authority than the UN sec-general.
We recall the UN recently condemned as cruel,in humane and degrading the Australian government's treatment and policy on refugees and asylum seekers.
So contrary to Gregory's claim this is not about siding with Australia or with Australia's colonialism etc.
It is about siding with what is right for a better humanity.
Sincerely,
Rajend Naidu
Sydney

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