France has formally requested Indonesia to transfer Serge Atlaoui, a 61-year-old French citizen sentenced to death in 2007 for drug trafficking. Atlaoui has maintained his innocence and spent nearly two decades in Indonesian prisons. This request comes amidst Indonesia's recent release of several high-profile detainees.
JAKARTA: France has sent Indonesia an official request for the transfer of a French death row inmate who has spent nearly 20 years in prison, an Indonesian minister told AFP on Saturday.
Father-of-four Atlaoui has maintained his innocence, claiming that he was installing machinery in what he thought was an acrylics plant. That year, he was due to be executed alongside eight other drug offenders but won a temporary reprieve after Paris stepped up pressure, with Indonesian authorities agreeing to let an outstanding appeal run its course.
Atlaoui's lawyer, Richard Sedillot, told AFP last month that there was still"considerable hope" for a transfer.
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