A district court sitting in Tangerang, Jakartar in Indonesia has
sentenced a Nigerian man, Simon Ezeaputa, to death following charges of
drug trafficking.
According to Indonesian media, Simon, who is currently serving a 20 year jail term for offenses bothering on drug trafficking, was found guilty of running a drug cartel while in prison. He is accused to have recently engaged in a drug transaction that involved 350 grams of crystal methamphetamine.
Nigerian government has constantly appealed to the Indonesian government
for clemency and prisoner exchange so that those who are on death row
in Indonesia can come back home to serve jail terms rather than be
executed, a request the Indonesian government has failed to answer,
maintaining that the Nigerians are adult enough to bear the consequences
of their actions as they are aware that drug related offences in
Indonesia comes with death sentences when caught.
According to Indonesian media, Simon, who is currently serving a 20 year jail term for offenses bothering on drug trafficking, was found guilty of running a drug cartel while in prison. He is accused to have recently engaged in a drug transaction that involved 350 grams of crystal methamphetamine.
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