In March 2020, the Supreme Court
Lim Jit Wee ‘Kim’
announced that, due to the pandemic,
criminal proceedings would be conducted
Kim, a 54-year-old
Malaysian man, came to
Indonesia in August 2007
to work as a driver for a
remotely. Though some basic administrative
regulations were brought in (Reg No. 4 of
2020), this presented further challenges to
due process of law. There was a 62%
man who imported our. In
increase in all death sentences in 2020,
November 2007 ecstasy
despite the considerable obstacles to a fair
tablets were found hidden
trial when investigations and hearings are
in sacks of our in his boss’s car. Kim was taken for
conducted remotely.
questioning and subjected to torture. He confessed to
attempting to smuggle the drugs after his ngers were
damaged during torture. Kim states that he was also forced
to name an innocent man as being involved. Both men were
sentenced to death in September 2008, and their sentences
were upheld on appeal in December 2008. A judicial review
was denied in 2009.
Where information is available regarding case
support offered to individuals, it was found that in
most cases consulates were not informed of an
arrest until after the person had been sentenced
to death. Consular support often amounted to
annual prison visits rather than active case
support. While many were provided a court
appointed interpreter at trial, they often did not
speak the same language as the accused. The
quality of appointed legal representatives was
poor in many cases.
The island of Nusa Kambangan, where most death
row prisoners are held. Once a penal island during
Dutch colonial rule, the island continues to be used
as a prison island today.
Acknowledgments
With special thanks to the following organisations and individuals who lent their considerable assistance and expertise
towards this research in Indonesia: The Death Penalty Project, LBH Masyarakat, Imparsial, Institute for Criminal Justice
Reform, Harm Reduction International, Reprieve, Eleos Justice, P39A, KontraS, Asian Human Rights Commission, among
others.
Death Penalty Research Unit, University of Oxford
For more research see:
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foreign-nationals.uwazi.io or tinyurl.com/mappingdeathrow