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Indonesian gov't: French convict will not be executed during Ramadan

By REUTERS

JUNE 22, 2015 11:21

JAKARTA - A French national who lost his last-ditch appeal against the death sentence on Monday will not be executed during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a spokesman for the Indonesian Attorney General's Office said.

An Indonesian court rejected Serge Atlaoui's appeal against the death sentence earlier on Monday, making him the latest foreigner to face execution for drug offenses.

Atlaoui, who was arrested in a raid on a factory producing ecstasy pills on the outskirts of Jakarta in 2005, had no further legal options available, spokesman Tony Spontana said.

He gave no other indication of when Atlaoui might face the firing squad.

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