Chaubey's lawyers seek Amnesty's help

MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Medan Legal Aid Institute (LBH Medan) is planning to report the scheduled execution of drug convict Ayodhya Prasad Chaubey to human rights group Amnesty International (AI) in Geneva.

The move was taken after the Medan District Court refused the second appeal for clemency filed by Chaubey, an Indian national, who was sentenced to death by the same court for possessing 12.19 kilograms of heroin.

Hardiningtyas, head of litigation at the institute, hoped the international human rights group would respond to the case, so that the planned execution could be canceled. -- JP