14 Death Row Inmates Put In Isolation Cell

Cilacap, Central Java (Antara Bali) - A number of 14 death row inmates all drug convicts, have been put in an isolation cell at the Batu prison on the island of Nusakambangan, off this southern Central Java coastal town.

Information received by Antara news agency here on Tuesday said the 14 prisoners were moved to that isolation cell on Monday night with the help of the personnel of the police mobile brigade.

"The 14 included two from the Pasir Putih prison, another two from Kembang Kuning prison, one from the Besi prison and nine from the Batu prison," reliable sources said.

The isolation cell is a new building  behind the Batu prison building.

The source said the moving of the prisoners to the isolation cell indicated that execution is imminent.

Executions of death row prisoners in Nusakambangan earlier took place three days after the condemned people sent to isolated cell.

Last year, the government executed 14 drug death row prisoners in January and April.

This time if carried out , would be the third execution of drug death row inmates by the government of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

Meanwhile, Jokowi has been  quoted as saying that execution including execution of death penalty is necessary to give legal certainty .    
   
"When the court has given its verdict and attempts have been made through all legal avenues  execution is necessary to give legal certainty," a Jakarta newspaper quoted him as saying.

Earlier Jokowi has said he would not give clemency for drug convicts. (WDY)