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Clemency granted to second foreigner

Posted by: Editor    Tags:  , ,     Posted date:  June 8, 2012  |  Comment | 181 views

Yusril Ihza Mahendra, attorney for the National Anti-opium Movement (Granat), announced to media in Jakarta yesterday that he believes a second foreigner, besides Schapelle Corby, has been granted clemency by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

“Not many people know that President Yudhoyono has granted clemency to two foreigners,” said Yusril to the media.

Yusril claims that Peter Grobman, a German man who was sentenced to five years in prison for possession of 2.2grams of marijuana, found on his person on arrival in Denpasar’s airport, has also been granted a remission recently.

His original sentence was reduced by 1.5 years after he appealed.

Yusril has announced he will now sue over the two clemency decisions given by the President.

“A decree is not a form of legislation generally. Therefore, anyone who feels aggrieved by the decree, has legal status to sue the President in the administrative court,” said Yusril.

He says he believes the granting of remission is contrary to the principles of prudence and good governance.

Source:
Tribunnews.com, Selain Corby, SBY Juga Beri Grasi kepada Peter Grobmann


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1 Comment for Clemency granted to second foreigner

Bob.Lafleur

The story of this german guy could looks like a joke if he weren’t in jail for two and a half year now.
He was caught in Dps airport with 2.2g of seeds, not even marijuana!
First he was sentenced to 8 years in jail reduced to 5 years after appeal.
He is very sick, got operation of a bad tumor in the throat and will certainly not survive any longer if not treated with apropriate care…
So, in his case, we’re talking about humanitarian issue!
8 years for few seeds, that’s just insane. He didn’t pay the right person…

About the seeds: we use them, a variety poor in THC, to feed the birds! It’s only if you grow the plant or proceed to very extensive and expensive tests that you can say it’s a psychoactive (cannabis) or textile (hemp). Of course this testing has never been done…

Just to point how ridiculous and cruel this story is, like a bad dream!

So many people are jailed for nothing, it’s a shame for Indonesia….

Just free this guy and apologize for our mistake.

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