Gurdip escapes execution |
Indonesia executed four drug convicts including three Africans, officials said. Indian convict Gurdip Singh, who was convicted along with 13 others, was not among them, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said. Indian Ambassador in Indonesia has informed Sushma that Gurdip Singh whose execution was fixed for last night, has not been executed. 48-year-old Singh was among 10 convicts who were to be executed but were not put to death. He was found guilty by an Indonesian court of trying to smuggle in 300 grams of heroin and was handed death penalty in 2005.Two Nigerians, one Senegalese and one Indonesian were executed. Petitions to review their cases had been denied.India was in touch with the Indonesian leadership to get clemency for Gurdip Singh.
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