{"id":96475,"date":"2015-03-04T14:06:51","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T14:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=96475"},"modified":"2015-03-04T14:13:07","modified_gmt":"2015-03-04T14:13:07","slug":"ghanaian-8-others-to-be-killed-in-indonesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=96475","title":{"rendered":"Ghanaian, 8 others to be killed in Indonesia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Ghanaian, Martin Anderson, together with 8 other foreign nationals are scheduled to be executed in Indonesia for drug related offences.<\/p>\n<p>The nine reportedly belonged to a drug smuggling ring popularly called the &#8216;Bali Nine.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1.2017596.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-96476 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1.2017596.jpg\" alt=\"1.2017596\" width=\"632\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1.2017596.jpg 800w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1.2017596-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2005, they were convicted for attempting to smuggle more than 18lb (8.3kg) of heroin from Indonesia to Australia and were subsequently sentenced to death in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Nine years after their conviction, they are now expected to face firing squad in a few days.<\/p>\n<p>According to the BBC, it is unclear exactly when the executions will take place, but the convicts are supposed to be given a 72-hour notice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/26acbce9-d5bf-45fa-8fee-5823d588a299-620x372.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-96483\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/26acbce9-d5bf-45fa-8fee-5823d588a299-620x372.jpeg\" alt=\"26acbce9-d5bf-45fa-8fee-5823d588a299-620x372\" width=\"620\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/26acbce9-d5bf-45fa-8fee-5823d588a299-620x372.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/26acbce9-d5bf-45fa-8fee-5823d588a299-620x372-300x180.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Bali Nine\u2019 are made up of Australia, France, Brazil, Ghana and Nigeria nationals.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia is known to have one of the world&#8217;s toughest drug laws and it resumed executions in 2013 after an unofficial four-year moratorium.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Australia, France and Brazil have been seriously lobbying to halt the execution of their convicted citizens.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Efua Idan Osma\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/osamidan\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @osamidan<\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Ghanaian, Martin Anderson, together with 8 other foreign nationals are scheduled to be executed in Indonesia for drug related offences. 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