Indonesia executes man for 42 murders

[DeclinetoState]

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JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia executed a man convicted of killing 42 women and girls in a series of ritual slayings he believed would give him magical powers, his lawyer said Friday.

Ahmad Suradji, 57, was killed by firing squad late Thursday in western Indonesia despite a last minute appeal by Amnesty International, a U.K.-based human rights advocacy group that opposes capital punishment in all cases.

"He appeared resigned to his fate," said Attorney General Office's spokesman Bonaventura Nainggolan. "His final wish was to see his wife. We fulfilled this."
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He may have gotten to see his wife one last time. Unfortunately, the husbands of many of his victims probably didn't get a similar opportunity.

And what religion do they practice in Indonesia?

[Riverboat]

Sounds like someone slipped through the cracks of the judicial system there 41 times.

[DeclinetoState]

Hey, better late than never . . . I guess.

[Penguin]

And what religion do they practice in Indonesia?

Indonesia is the world's largest Islamic country.

[DesertFox]

Guess it was finally his turn.

[Gonzo67]

Knowing the MUzzies though, they didn't execute him for the KILLING of all them women, they executed him for the "heresy" of witchcraft, and believing he would have magical powers.

[Beowulf]

Sounds like someone slipped through the cracks of the judicial system there 41 times.
They didn't convict him for killing 41 Christians. They probably convicted him for killing a Muslim.

[DeclinetoState]

Indonesia is the world's largest Islamic country.
And we all know what a progressive, respectful, human-rights-defending nation it is, too.

{Hint to uninitiated: Sarcasm}