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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8763

6 August 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/indonesia
EU calls on Djakarta to maintain de facto moratorium on death penalty

Brussels, 05/08/2004 (Agence Europe) - Having learnt that the Indonesian authorities intend to carry out an execution and that the execution is imminent, the Dutch EU Presidency notes in a declaration that, by so doing, Indonesia will be putting an end to the de facto moratorium on the death penalty. The Presidency urges the Indonesian government to go back on its decision and to maintain its de facto moratorium, and hopes even that Indonesia will envisage extending the scope of the...