Death row appeals Indonesia has rejected

Ten death row prisoners in Indonesia have recently had their appeals for clemency rejected and now face the firing squad.

THE RECENT DEATH ROW APPEALS INDONESIA HAS REJECTED:

Myuran Sukumaran (Australia) and Andrew Chan (Australia)

- Administrative court rejected challenge of their clemency denials, appeal failed.

- Constitutional court has registered challenge of president's clemency obligations, preliminary hearing set for May 12 but decision is not retrospective.

- Judicial commission is willing to probe bribery claims, but says it's an ethics body only.

Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso (Philippines)

- Supreme Court rejected judicial review application.

- On Monday it was announced her second review was denied, despite it containing new evidence that lawyers say supports her claim she didn't know she was carrying drugs.

Raheem Agbaje Salami (Nigeria)

- Administrative court rejected challenge of the clemency rejection, appeal failed.

Silvester Obiekwe (Nigeria)

- Administrative court rejected challenge of the clemency rejection.

Martin Anderson alias Belo (Ghana) - Supreme Court rejected judicial review application.

Zainal Abidin (Indonesia)

- Supreme Court rejected his judicial review application on Monday. He only recently learned his initial application was lost and therefore went unanswered for years.

Rodrigo Gularte (Brazil)

- His cousin is seeking guardianship of the mentally ill man.

- The Supreme Court would not accept a judicial review application lodged on Monday.

- Lawyers plan to file an action with the administrative court on Tuesday.

- A second opinion on his mental health has been buried by authorities who do not see his illness as an obstacle to his execution.

Okwudili Ayotanze (Nigeria)

- nil.

Serge Areski Atlaoui (France)

- Supreme Court rejected judicial review application.

- Has been removed from the execution list over the weekend over an administrative matter.


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