HOW INDONESIA CARRIES OUT EXECUTIONS:
- The convicted must be notified 72 hours before execution
- While waiting, they must be held in a special prison
- If the convicted wants to say something, the statement or the message must be received by the prosecutor
- If the convicted is pregnant, the execution will take place 40 days after the child is born
- Their lawyer can attend the execution
- The execution is not performed in public and conducted in the most modest possible way unless determined otherwise by the president
- The head of local police forms the shooting team, consisting of one non-commissioned officer and 12 privates, under the command of an officer
- The convicted can be accompanied by a spiritual counsellor
- They must dress modestly and orderly
- The commander will blindfold them with a piece of fabric, unless asked not to
- They can stand, sit or kneel
- If necessary their hands or feet will be tied to a pole
- There will be between five and 10 metres between the convicted and the shooting team
- In previous executions, the shooting team has comprised 12 men with rifles - three of them with live rounds - who aim at targets over the convicted's heart
- Using a sword for the signal, the commander will order "ready" by swinging his sword up, ordering the team to aim at the convict's heart
- By swinging his sword down quickly, he orders "shoot"
- If the convicted isn't yet dead, the non-commissioned officer is ordered to shoot his pistol in his/her head, above the ear
- A doctor will confirm the death and a report will be prepared on the execution
- The body is handed to family or friends for burial, or to the state, with attention paid to religious beliefs.
SOURCE: Indonesian law number 2/PNPS/1964
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