Woman to be executed soon

Woman to be executed soon

SURABAYA: Budiman Sidabuke, the lawyer of a woman on death row, has disclosed that his client, Astini, 50, would be executed in the very near future.

"She will be executed within one or two days," said Budiman.

The signs that she would be executed soon were strong as Astini, who is facing execution for murder and mutilation, had already submitted her last request to the authorities in Medaeng Penitentiary in Surabaya.

She asked to be allowed to see her husband Safirin and her three children, and her request was granted on Wednesday. -- JP