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Communist Vietnam's secret death penalty conveyor belt: How country trails only China and Iran for 'astonishing' number of executions

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Prisoners are dragged from their cells at 4am without warning to be given a lethal injection Vietnam's use of the death penalty has been thrust into the spotlight after a real estate tycoon was on Thursday sentenced to be executed in one of the biggest corruption cases in the country's history. Truong My Lan, a businesswoman who chaired a sprawling company that developed luxury apartments, hotels, offices and shopping malls, was arrested in 2022.

Indonesia attempts to secure reprieve for Tuti Tursilawati

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Tuti Tursilawati, 27, is an Indonesian migrant on death row. Her story is like many others: left to wander the parameters of Saudi Arabia’s discriminatory judicial system with sporadic aid from her own government, she agonizingly awaits to hear her fate: last-minute amnesty or execution via decapitation. Tuti faces execution for murdering her employer during an alleged rape incident. Reports revealed that the employer had abused her sexually since 2009, but Tuti fought back when he attempted to rape her in March 2010, striking him with a fatal blow.

Efforts to release migrants from the death penalty generally follow the same pattern: the migrant’s government appeals to the victim’s family for forgiveness, which often involves a “blood money” payment. Saudi government policy is to stay executions only if the conditions of forgiveness are met. In keeping with the pattern, former Indonesian president BJ Habibie landed in Riyadh Saturday to negotiate with the victim’s family, as well as the Saudi government, for Tuti’s life. Prior to Habibie’s efforts, the current President sent a letter to the regime in October, pleading for her release. 

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Source: Migrant Rights, December 2011


Saudi Prince Pledges Help for Death Row Migrant Worker

Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has given his promise to former President B.J. Habibie that he will assist in efforts to save an Indonesian migrant worker on death row for allegedly killing her employer.

The pledge was made during a meeting in Riyadh on Sunday, the head of the National Agency for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BNP2TKI), Jumhur Hidayat, said on Monday.

Habibie flew to the Saudi Arabian capital to lobby for a stay of Tuti Tursilawati’s execution.

“The mission of former President B.J. Habibie to help save Tuti obtained a positive response from Prince Alwaleed,” Jumhur said.

Alwaleed, an influential businessman and a nephew of King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz al-Saud, is believed to have significant influence on the royal family.

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Source: Jakarta Globe, December 26, 2011

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