{"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\/2015\/03\/ghanaian-8-others-to-be-killed-in-indonesia\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghanaian, 8 others to be killed in Indonesia"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Ghanaian, Martin Anderson, together with 8 other foreign nationals are scheduled to be executed in Indonesia for drug related offences.<\/p>\n

The nine reportedly belonged to a drug smuggling ring popularly called the ‘Bali Nine.’<\/p>\n

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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

Nine years after their conviction, they are now expected to face firing squad in a few days.<\/p>\n

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

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The \u2018Bali Nine\u2019 are made up of Australia, France, Brazil, Ghana and Nigeria nationals.<\/p>\n

Indonesia is known to have one of the world’s toughest drug laws and it resumed executions in 2013 after an unofficial four-year moratorium.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Australia, France and Brazil have been seriously lobbying to halt the execution of their convicted citizens.<\/p>\n

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By: Efua Idan Osma\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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