EU urges RI to end capital punishment

JAKARTA: The European Union has urged Indonesia to do away with capital punishment in the country and spare the lives of those on death row.

In a statement issued on Thursday, the EU also expressed regret over the recent execution of Indian national Ayodhya Prasadh Chaubey -- who was found guilty of drug trafficking -- in Medan, North Sumatra.

"The EU urges the Indonesian government to refrain itself from carrying out more executions and thereby reinstall the de facto moratorium," the statement said.--JP