In the last couple of days, Tangerang residents received a chain of 'terror' through text messages via cellphones from a sender that claimed he/she was a member of the Islamic Nation of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
A number of threats had been made by the 'terrorist', who claimed his origins is from East Lampung. Starting from an airplane bomb at the Soekarno-Hatta airport, until a death threat towards President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).
The terror began when a text message delivered from the number 085758905xxx on Wednesday, March 18, in which was written: "Lufthansa aircraft of Jakarta-Berlin route skid off the runway during takeoff at the Soekarno-Hatta airport at 10:25am passengers all dead. Mr Nur Rakhman, Atc Soekarno-Hatta Officer 085758905xxx".
But after the authority went to confirm the text message, the info was discovered to be false report. "The info is unreliable, the source of it is unclear," said Yudis Tiawan, the Manager of Public Relations and Protocol of Soekarno-Hatta Airport. Yudis also confirmed that the info was a hoax.
Commissioner Martinus Sitompul, head of Public Relations of Jakarta Police, stated that the Police is currently investigaring the source of the text message. "We are investigating the number," he said to Tempo on Saturday, March 21, 2015.
When the number was being contacted, it sent more text messages, such as: "We will kill all Police forces. Just you wait and see. We, ISIS members, are all sick of you... Jokowi should also die."
Another text message wrote: "We are not fooling around. We, ISIS, will destroy the National Police, Attorney General, and the skinny president. We have declared that drugs destroy our generation, whereas drugs also gave people spirit. If you want to die then just die, not the drugs. As ISIS members, we were named as rebels, but we only recruited, we also paid them to join us. You acted as if you are self-righteous . Take a look at the corruptors, why are you all sitting around for."
Another one also wrote: "We have instructed our member to do a preparation to destroy you all. We are from East Lampung, our HQ is in Sumur Kucing, East Lampung."
Mulyadi, a 40-year-old Tangerang residents who also received the text messages, expressed his shock. "The sender of these messages is a complete nutcase," he uttered.
According to Martinus Sitompul, if the culprit has been found, he/she will be subject to criminial act. "We will apprehend the culprit based on Electronic Transaction Information Law," he said.
This article originally appeared 22 March in Tempo.
President
Joko "Jokowi" Widodo accepted on Thursday the credentials of new
Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Paul Grigson, who was among six
foreign envoys arriving for their new assignments in Jakarta.
Committed to maintaining good relations with Australia, Jokowi put aside the current strained relationship between the two countries, which was caused by the Indonesia's plan to move ahead with the executions of Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who have been convicted of drug crimes.
During a brief conversation after the ceremony, Jokowi reminded the new envoys not to let Indonesia's execution policy hamper good ties.
Along with ambassador Grigson, Jokowi also accepted the credentials of Maria Lumen Banzon Isleta of the Philippines, Trevor Donald Matheson of New Zealand, Judit Nemeth-Pach of Hungary, Victor Luis Ng Chan of Panama and Valiollah Mohammadi Nasrabadi of Iran.
A Philippine national, Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, is also on the list of death row inmates set to be executed.
"[During the discussion] I said [to them that diplomatic ties] should not be hampered by such matters of [...] such matters we all know about," Jokowi said, declining to mention the executions directly.
Ambassador Grigson, who was a former deputy secretary of the Australian department of foreign affairs and trade, served as Australian Ambassador to Thailand from 2008 to 2010 and chief of staff to the foreign affairs minister from 2007 to 2008.
He has also served as ambassador to Myanmar and was Australia's special representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2014.
Philippine ambassador Isleta is a former ambassador to Laos.
Australia has made repeated calls for mercy on behalf of Sukumaran and Chan, but Indonesia has insisted on pressing ahead with the execution plan, turning down Canberra's offers of a prisoner swap and of bearing the cost of keeping the two Australians in prison for life.
Unlike Australia, the Philippine government has pledged not to criticise the death penalty leveled against Veloso.
Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors in January after Indonesia executed a group of six drug offenders that included citizens of those two countries.
Another Brazilian national, Rodrigo Gularte, was among those scheduled for executions along with Sukumaran, Chan and Veloso.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff rejected the credentials of Indonesian ambassador-designate Toto Riyanto in February following the government's firm stance on the execution plan.
Gularte's family has pleaded for clemency on the grounds of mental illness.
High-ranking Jakarta officials, including Attorney General M. Prasetyo, said on Wednesday that no executions of drug convicts would take place in the near future, as the country's judiciary was still processing appeals and case reviews for some of those set to be executed. Prasetyo said the government had established no deadline for the executions and also denied that the delay was due to foreign pressure.
On Thursday, Jokowi said he and the ambassadors discussed economic issues, including a potential co-operation with New Zealand on geothermal plant construction in Indonesia.
"The technology related to geothermal [energy] is not easy [to learn], and New Zealand is a master in the field of geothermal energy," Jokowi said. Last year, during the ASEAN Summit in Naypyitaw, he offered an investment partnership for the construction of geothermal plants to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.
Ambassador Matheson is a former ambassador to Italy.
- See more at: http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/indonesia-accepts-credentials-new-australian-envoy#sthash.nJLQGhhk.dpuf
Committed to maintaining good relations with Australia, Jokowi put aside the current strained relationship between the two countries, which was caused by the Indonesia's plan to move ahead with the executions of Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who have been convicted of drug crimes.
During a brief conversation after the ceremony, Jokowi reminded the new envoys not to let Indonesia's execution policy hamper good ties.
Along with ambassador Grigson, Jokowi also accepted the credentials of Maria Lumen Banzon Isleta of the Philippines, Trevor Donald Matheson of New Zealand, Judit Nemeth-Pach of Hungary, Victor Luis Ng Chan of Panama and Valiollah Mohammadi Nasrabadi of Iran.
A Philippine national, Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, is also on the list of death row inmates set to be executed.
"[During the discussion] I said [to them that diplomatic ties] should not be hampered by such matters of [...] such matters we all know about," Jokowi said, declining to mention the executions directly.
Ambassador Grigson, who was a former deputy secretary of the Australian department of foreign affairs and trade, served as Australian Ambassador to Thailand from 2008 to 2010 and chief of staff to the foreign affairs minister from 2007 to 2008.
He has also served as ambassador to Myanmar and was Australia's special representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2014.
Philippine ambassador Isleta is a former ambassador to Laos.
Australia has made repeated calls for mercy on behalf of Sukumaran and Chan, but Indonesia has insisted on pressing ahead with the execution plan, turning down Canberra's offers of a prisoner swap and of bearing the cost of keeping the two Australians in prison for life.
Unlike Australia, the Philippine government has pledged not to criticise the death penalty leveled against Veloso.
Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors in January after Indonesia executed a group of six drug offenders that included citizens of those two countries.
Another Brazilian national, Rodrigo Gularte, was among those scheduled for executions along with Sukumaran, Chan and Veloso.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff rejected the credentials of Indonesian ambassador-designate Toto Riyanto in February following the government's firm stance on the execution plan.
Gularte's family has pleaded for clemency on the grounds of mental illness.
High-ranking Jakarta officials, including Attorney General M. Prasetyo, said on Wednesday that no executions of drug convicts would take place in the near future, as the country's judiciary was still processing appeals and case reviews for some of those set to be executed. Prasetyo said the government had established no deadline for the executions and also denied that the delay was due to foreign pressure.
On Thursday, Jokowi said he and the ambassadors discussed economic issues, including a potential co-operation with New Zealand on geothermal plant construction in Indonesia.
"The technology related to geothermal [energy] is not easy [to learn], and New Zealand is a master in the field of geothermal energy," Jokowi said. Last year, during the ASEAN Summit in Naypyitaw, he offered an investment partnership for the construction of geothermal plants to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.
Ambassador Matheson is a former ambassador to Italy.
- See more at: http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/indonesia-accepts-credentials-new-australian-envoy#sthash.nJLQGhhk.dpuf
President
Joko "Jokowi" Widodo accepted on Thursday the credentials of new
Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Paul Grigson, who was among six
foreign envoys arriving for their new assignments in Jakarta.
Committed to maintaining good relations with Australia, Jokowi put aside the current strained relationship between the two countries, which was caused by the Indonesia's plan to move ahead with the executions of Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who have been convicted of drug crimes.
During a brief conversation after the ceremony, Jokowi reminded the new envoys not to let Indonesia's execution policy hamper good ties.
Along with ambassador Grigson, Jokowi also accepted the credentials of Maria Lumen Banzon Isleta of the Philippines, Trevor Donald Matheson of New Zealand, Judit Nemeth-Pach of Hungary, Victor Luis Ng Chan of Panama and Valiollah Mohammadi Nasrabadi of Iran.
A Philippine national, Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, is also on the list of death row inmates set to be executed.
"[During the discussion] I said [to them that diplomatic ties] should not be hampered by such matters of [...] such matters we all know about," Jokowi said, declining to mention the executions directly.
Ambassador Grigson, who was a former deputy secretary of the Australian department of foreign affairs and trade, served as Australian Ambassador to Thailand from 2008 to 2010 and chief of staff to the foreign affairs minister from 2007 to 2008.
He has also served as ambassador to Myanmar and was Australia's special representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2014.
Philippine ambassador Isleta is a former ambassador to Laos.
Australia has made repeated calls for mercy on behalf of Sukumaran and Chan, but Indonesia has insisted on pressing ahead with the execution plan, turning down Canberra's offers of a prisoner swap and of bearing the cost of keeping the two Australians in prison for life.
Unlike Australia, the Philippine government has pledged not to criticise the death penalty leveled against Veloso.
Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors in January after Indonesia executed a group of six drug offenders that included citizens of those two countries.
Another Brazilian national, Rodrigo Gularte, was among those scheduled for executions along with Sukumaran, Chan and Veloso.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff rejected the credentials of Indonesian ambassador-designate Toto Riyanto in February following the government's firm stance on the execution plan.
Gularte's family has pleaded for clemency on the grounds of mental illness.
High-ranking Jakarta officials, including Attorney General M. Prasetyo, said on Wednesday that no executions of drug convicts would take place in the near future, as the country's judiciary was still processing appeals and case reviews for some of those set to be executed. Prasetyo said the government had established no deadline for the executions and also denied that the delay was due to foreign pressure.
On Thursday, Jokowi said he and the ambassadors discussed economic issues, including a potential co-operation with New Zealand on geothermal plant construction in Indonesia.
"The technology related to geothermal [energy] is not easy [to learn], and New Zealand is a master in the field of geothermal energy," Jokowi said. Last year, during the ASEAN Summit in Naypyitaw, he offered an investment partnership for the construction of geothermal plants to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.
Ambassador Matheson is a former ambassador to Italy.
- See more at: http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/indonesia-accepts-credentials-new-australian-envoy#sthash.nJLQGhhk.dpuf
Committed to maintaining good relations with Australia, Jokowi put aside the current strained relationship between the two countries, which was caused by the Indonesia's plan to move ahead with the executions of Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who have been convicted of drug crimes.
During a brief conversation after the ceremony, Jokowi reminded the new envoys not to let Indonesia's execution policy hamper good ties.
Along with ambassador Grigson, Jokowi also accepted the credentials of Maria Lumen Banzon Isleta of the Philippines, Trevor Donald Matheson of New Zealand, Judit Nemeth-Pach of Hungary, Victor Luis Ng Chan of Panama and Valiollah Mohammadi Nasrabadi of Iran.
A Philippine national, Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, is also on the list of death row inmates set to be executed.
"[During the discussion] I said [to them that diplomatic ties] should not be hampered by such matters of [...] such matters we all know about," Jokowi said, declining to mention the executions directly.
Ambassador Grigson, who was a former deputy secretary of the Australian department of foreign affairs and trade, served as Australian Ambassador to Thailand from 2008 to 2010 and chief of staff to the foreign affairs minister from 2007 to 2008.
He has also served as ambassador to Myanmar and was Australia's special representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2014.
Philippine ambassador Isleta is a former ambassador to Laos.
Australia has made repeated calls for mercy on behalf of Sukumaran and Chan, but Indonesia has insisted on pressing ahead with the execution plan, turning down Canberra's offers of a prisoner swap and of bearing the cost of keeping the two Australians in prison for life.
Unlike Australia, the Philippine government has pledged not to criticise the death penalty leveled against Veloso.
Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors in January after Indonesia executed a group of six drug offenders that included citizens of those two countries.
Another Brazilian national, Rodrigo Gularte, was among those scheduled for executions along with Sukumaran, Chan and Veloso.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff rejected the credentials of Indonesian ambassador-designate Toto Riyanto in February following the government's firm stance on the execution plan.
Gularte's family has pleaded for clemency on the grounds of mental illness.
High-ranking Jakarta officials, including Attorney General M. Prasetyo, said on Wednesday that no executions of drug convicts would take place in the near future, as the country's judiciary was still processing appeals and case reviews for some of those set to be executed. Prasetyo said the government had established no deadline for the executions and also denied that the delay was due to foreign pressure.
On Thursday, Jokowi said he and the ambassadors discussed economic issues, including a potential co-operation with New Zealand on geothermal plant construction in Indonesia.
"The technology related to geothermal [energy] is not easy [to learn], and New Zealand is a master in the field of geothermal energy," Jokowi said. Last year, during the ASEAN Summit in Naypyitaw, he offered an investment partnership for the construction of geothermal plants to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.
Ambassador Matheson is a former ambassador to Italy.
- See more at: http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/indonesia-accepts-credentials-new-australian-envoy#sthash.nJLQGhhk.dpuf
Committed
to maintaining good relations with Australia, Jokowi put aside the
current strained relationship between the two countries, which was
caused by the Indonesia’s plan to move ahead with the executions of
Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who have been convicted of
drug crimes.
During a brief conversation after the ceremony, Jokowi reminded the new envoys not to let Indonesia’s execution policy hamper good ties.
Along with ambassador Grigson, Jokowi also accepted the credentials of Maria Lumen Banzon Isleta of the Philippines, Trevor Donald Matheson of New Zealand, Judit Nemeth-Pach of Hungary, Victor Luis Ng Chan of Panama and Valiollah Mohammadi Nasrabadi of Iran.
A Philippine national, Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, is also on the list of death row inmates set to be executed.
“[During the discussion] I said [to them that diplomatic ties] should not be hampered by such matters of [...] such matters we all know about,” Jokowi said, declining to mention the executions directly.
Ambassador Grigson, who was a former deputy secretary of the Australian department of foreign affairs and trade, served as Australian Ambassador to Thailand from 2008 to 2010 and chief of staff to the foreign affairs minister from 2007 to 2008. He has also served as ambassador to Myanmar and was Australia’s special representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2014.
Philippine ambassador Isleta is a former ambassador to Laos.
Australia has made repeated calls for mercy on behalf of Sukumaran and Chan, but Indonesia has insisted on pressing ahead with the execution plan, turning down Canberra’s offers of a prisoner swap and of bearing the cost of keeping the two Australians in prison for life.
Unlike Australia, the Philippine government has pledged not to criticize the death penalty leveled against Veloso.
Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors in January after Indonesia executed a group of six drug offenders that included citizens of those two countries.
Another Brazilian national, Rodrigo Gularte, was among those scheduled for executions along with Sukumaran, Chan and Veloso.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff rejected the credentials of Indonesian ambassador-designate Toto Riyanto in February following the government’s firm stance on the execution plan.
Gularte’s family has pleaded for clemency on the grounds of mental illness.
High-ranking Jakarta officials, including Attorney General M. Prasetyo, said on Wednesday that no executions of drug convicts would take place in the near future, as the country’s judiciary was still processing appeals and case reviews for some of those set to be executed. Prasetyo said the government had established no deadline for the executions and also denied that the delay was due to foreign pressure.
On Thursday, Jokowi said he and the ambassadors discussed economic issues, including a potential cooperation with New Zealand on geothermal plant construction in Indonesia.
“The technology related to geothermal [energy] is not easy [to learn], and New Zealand is a master in the field of geothermal energy,” Jokowi said. Last year, during the ASEAN Summit in Naypyitaw, he offered an investment partnership for the construction of geothermal plants to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.
Ambassador Matheson is a former ambassador to Italy. - See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/03/20/ri-accepts-credentials-new-australian-envoy.html#sthash.H4gJWz0x.dpuf
During a brief conversation after the ceremony, Jokowi reminded the new envoys not to let Indonesia’s execution policy hamper good ties.
Along with ambassador Grigson, Jokowi also accepted the credentials of Maria Lumen Banzon Isleta of the Philippines, Trevor Donald Matheson of New Zealand, Judit Nemeth-Pach of Hungary, Victor Luis Ng Chan of Panama and Valiollah Mohammadi Nasrabadi of Iran.
A Philippine national, Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, is also on the list of death row inmates set to be executed.
“[During the discussion] I said [to them that diplomatic ties] should not be hampered by such matters of [...] such matters we all know about,” Jokowi said, declining to mention the executions directly.
Ambassador Grigson, who was a former deputy secretary of the Australian department of foreign affairs and trade, served as Australian Ambassador to Thailand from 2008 to 2010 and chief of staff to the foreign affairs minister from 2007 to 2008. He has also served as ambassador to Myanmar and was Australia’s special representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2014.
Philippine ambassador Isleta is a former ambassador to Laos.
Australia has made repeated calls for mercy on behalf of Sukumaran and Chan, but Indonesia has insisted on pressing ahead with the execution plan, turning down Canberra’s offers of a prisoner swap and of bearing the cost of keeping the two Australians in prison for life.
Unlike Australia, the Philippine government has pledged not to criticize the death penalty leveled against Veloso.
Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors in January after Indonesia executed a group of six drug offenders that included citizens of those two countries.
Another Brazilian national, Rodrigo Gularte, was among those scheduled for executions along with Sukumaran, Chan and Veloso.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff rejected the credentials of Indonesian ambassador-designate Toto Riyanto in February following the government’s firm stance on the execution plan.
Gularte’s family has pleaded for clemency on the grounds of mental illness.
High-ranking Jakarta officials, including Attorney General M. Prasetyo, said on Wednesday that no executions of drug convicts would take place in the near future, as the country’s judiciary was still processing appeals and case reviews for some of those set to be executed. Prasetyo said the government had established no deadline for the executions and also denied that the delay was due to foreign pressure.
On Thursday, Jokowi said he and the ambassadors discussed economic issues, including a potential cooperation with New Zealand on geothermal plant construction in Indonesia.
“The technology related to geothermal [energy] is not easy [to learn], and New Zealand is a master in the field of geothermal energy,” Jokowi said. Last year, during the ASEAN Summit in Naypyitaw, he offered an investment partnership for the construction of geothermal plants to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.
Ambassador Matheson is a former ambassador to Italy. - See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/03/20/ri-accepts-credentials-new-australian-envoy.html#sthash.H4gJWz0x.dpuf
,
Jokowi put aside the current strained relationship between the two
countries, which was caused by the Indonesia’s plan to move ahead with
the executions of Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who have
been convicted of drug crimes. - See more at:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/03/20/ri-accepts-credentials-new-australian-envoy.html#sthash.H4gJWz0x.dpuf
,
Jokowi put aside the current strained relationship between the two
countries, which was caused by the Indonesia’s plan to move ahead with
the executions of Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who have
been convicted of drug crimes. - See more at:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/03/20/ri-accepts-credentials-new-australian-envoy.html#sthash.H4gJWz0x.dpuf
,
Jokowi put aside the current strained relationship between the two
countries, which was caused by the Indonesia’s plan to move ahead with
the executions of Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who have
been convicted of drug crimes. - See more at:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/03/20/ri-accepts-credentials-new-australian-envoy.html#sthash.H4gJWz0x.dpuf
Committed
to maintaining good relations with Australia, Jokowi put aside the
current strained relationship between the two countries, which was
caused by the Indonesia’s plan to move ahead with the executions of
Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who have been convicted of
drug crimes.
During a brief conversation after the ceremony, Jokowi reminded the new envoys not to let Indonesia’s execution policy hamper good ties.
Along with ambassador Grigson, Jokowi also accepted the credentials of Maria Lumen Banzon Isleta of the Philippines, Trevor Donald Matheson of New Zealand, Judit Nemeth-Pach of Hungary, Victor Luis Ng Chan of Panama and Valiollah Mohammadi Nasrabadi of Iran.
A Philippine national, Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, is also on the list of death row inmates set to be executed.
“[During the discussion] I said [to them that diplomatic ties] should not be hampered by such matters of [...] such matters we all know about,” Jokowi said, declining to mention the executions directly.
Ambassador Grigson, who was a former deputy secretary of the Australian department of foreign affairs and trade, served as Australian Ambassador to Thailand from 2008 to 2010 and chief of staff to the foreign affairs minister from 2007 to 2008. He has also served as ambassador to Myanmar and was Australia’s special representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2014.
Philippine ambassador Isleta is a former ambassador to Laos.
Australia has made repeated calls for mercy on behalf of Sukumaran and Chan, but Indonesia has insisted on pressing ahead with the execution plan, turning down Canberra’s offers of a prisoner swap and of bearing the cost of keeping the two Australians in prison for life.
Unlike Australia, the Philippine government has pledged not to criticize the death penalty leveled against Veloso.
Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors in January after Indonesia executed a group of six drug offenders that included citizens of those two countries.
Another Brazilian national, Rodrigo Gularte, was among those scheduled for executions along with Sukumaran, Chan and Veloso.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff rejected the credentials of Indonesian ambassador-designate Toto Riyanto in February following the government’s firm stance on the execution plan.
Gularte’s family has pleaded for clemency on the grounds of mental illness.
High-ranking Jakarta officials, including Attorney General M. Prasetyo, said on Wednesday that no executions of drug convicts would take place in the near future, as the country’s judiciary was still processing appeals and case reviews for some of those set to be executed. Prasetyo said the government had established no deadline for the executions and also denied that the delay was due to foreign pressure.
On Thursday, Jokowi said he and the ambassadors discussed economic issues, including a potential cooperation with New Zealand on geothermal plant construction in Indonesia.
“The technology related to geothermal [energy] is not easy [to learn], and New Zealand is a master in the field of geothermal energy,” Jokowi said. Last year, during the ASEAN Summit in Naypyitaw, he offered an investment partnership for the construction of geothermal plants to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.
Ambassador Matheson is a former ambassador to Italy. - See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/03/20/ri-accepts-credentials-new-australian-envoy.html#sthash.H4gJWz0x.dpuf
During a brief conversation after the ceremony, Jokowi reminded the new envoys not to let Indonesia’s execution policy hamper good ties.
Along with ambassador Grigson, Jokowi also accepted the credentials of Maria Lumen Banzon Isleta of the Philippines, Trevor Donald Matheson of New Zealand, Judit Nemeth-Pach of Hungary, Victor Luis Ng Chan of Panama and Valiollah Mohammadi Nasrabadi of Iran.
A Philippine national, Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, is also on the list of death row inmates set to be executed.
“[During the discussion] I said [to them that diplomatic ties] should not be hampered by such matters of [...] such matters we all know about,” Jokowi said, declining to mention the executions directly.
Ambassador Grigson, who was a former deputy secretary of the Australian department of foreign affairs and trade, served as Australian Ambassador to Thailand from 2008 to 2010 and chief of staff to the foreign affairs minister from 2007 to 2008. He has also served as ambassador to Myanmar and was Australia’s special representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2014.
Philippine ambassador Isleta is a former ambassador to Laos.
Australia has made repeated calls for mercy on behalf of Sukumaran and Chan, but Indonesia has insisted on pressing ahead with the execution plan, turning down Canberra’s offers of a prisoner swap and of bearing the cost of keeping the two Australians in prison for life.
Unlike Australia, the Philippine government has pledged not to criticize the death penalty leveled against Veloso.
Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors in January after Indonesia executed a group of six drug offenders that included citizens of those two countries.
Another Brazilian national, Rodrigo Gularte, was among those scheduled for executions along with Sukumaran, Chan and Veloso.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff rejected the credentials of Indonesian ambassador-designate Toto Riyanto in February following the government’s firm stance on the execution plan.
Gularte’s family has pleaded for clemency on the grounds of mental illness.
High-ranking Jakarta officials, including Attorney General M. Prasetyo, said on Wednesday that no executions of drug convicts would take place in the near future, as the country’s judiciary was still processing appeals and case reviews for some of those set to be executed. Prasetyo said the government had established no deadline for the executions and also denied that the delay was due to foreign pressure.
On Thursday, Jokowi said he and the ambassadors discussed economic issues, including a potential cooperation with New Zealand on geothermal plant construction in Indonesia.
“The technology related to geothermal [energy] is not easy [to learn], and New Zealand is a master in the field of geothermal energy,” Jokowi said. Last year, during the ASEAN Summit in Naypyitaw, he offered an investment partnership for the construction of geothermal plants to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.
Ambassador Matheson is a former ambassador to Italy. - See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/03/20/ri-accepts-credentials-new-australian-envoy.html#sthash.H4gJWz0x.dpuf
Committed
to maintaining good relations with Australia, Jokowi put aside the
current strained relationship between the two countries, which was
caused by the Indonesia’s plan to move ahead with the executions of
Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who have been convicted of
drug crimes. - See more at:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/03/20/ri-accepts-credentials-new-australian-envoy.html#sthash.H4gJWz0x.dpuf
Committed
to maintaining good relations with Australia, Jokowi put aside the
current strained relationship between the two countries, which was
caused by the Indonesia’s plan to move ahead with the executions of
Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who have been convicted of
drug crimes.
During a brief conversation after the ceremony, Jokowi reminded the new envoys not to let Indonesia’s execution policy hamper good ties.
Along with ambassador Grigson, Jokowi also accepted the credentials of Maria Lumen Banzon Isleta of the Philippines, Trevor Donald Matheson of New Zealand, Judit Nemeth-Pach of Hungary, Victor Luis Ng Chan of Panama and Valiollah Mohammadi Nasrabadi of Iran.
A Philippine national, Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, is also on the list of death row inmates set to be executed.
“[During the discussion] I said [to them that diplomatic ties] should not be hampered by such matters of [...] such matters we all know about,” Jokowi said, declining to mention the executions directly.
Ambassador Grigson, who was a former deputy secretary of the Australian department of foreign affairs and trade, served as Australian Ambassador to Thailand from 2008 to 2010 and chief of staff to the foreign affairs minister from 2007 to 2008. He has also served as ambassador to Myanmar and was Australia’s special representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2014.
Philippine ambassador Isleta is a former ambassador to Laos.
Australia has made repeated calls for mercy on behalf of Sukumaran and Chan, but Indonesia has insisted on pressing ahead with the execution plan, turning down Canberra’s offers of a prisoner swap and of bearing the cost of keeping the two Australians in prison for life.
Unlike Australia, the Philippine government has pledged not to criticize the death penalty leveled against Veloso.
Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors in January after Indonesia executed a group of six drug offenders that included citizens of those two countries.
Another Brazilian national, Rodrigo Gularte, was among those scheduled for executions along with Sukumaran, Chan and Veloso.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff rejected the credentials of Indonesian ambassador-designate Toto Riyanto in February following the government’s firm stance on the execution plan.
Gularte’s family has pleaded for clemency on the grounds of mental illness.
High-ranking Jakarta officials, including Attorney General M. Prasetyo, said on Wednesday that no executions of drug convicts would take place in the near future, as the country’s judiciary was still processing appeals and case reviews for some of those set to be executed. Prasetyo said the government had established no deadline for the executions and also denied that the delay was due to foreign pressure.
On Thursday, Jokowi said he and the ambassadors discussed economic issues, including a potential cooperation with New Zealand on geothermal plant construction in Indonesia.
“The technology related to geothermal [energy] is not easy [to learn], and New Zealand is a master in the field of geothermal energy,” Jokowi said. Last year, during the ASEAN Summit in Naypyitaw, he offered an investment partnership for the construction of geothermal plants to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.
Ambassador Matheson is a former ambassador to Italy. - See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/03/20/ri-accepts-credentials-new-australian-envoy.html#sthash.H4gJWz0x.dpuf
During a brief conversation after the ceremony, Jokowi reminded the new envoys not to let Indonesia’s execution policy hamper good ties.
Along with ambassador Grigson, Jokowi also accepted the credentials of Maria Lumen Banzon Isleta of the Philippines, Trevor Donald Matheson of New Zealand, Judit Nemeth-Pach of Hungary, Victor Luis Ng Chan of Panama and Valiollah Mohammadi Nasrabadi of Iran.
A Philippine national, Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, is also on the list of death row inmates set to be executed.
“[During the discussion] I said [to them that diplomatic ties] should not be hampered by such matters of [...] such matters we all know about,” Jokowi said, declining to mention the executions directly.
Ambassador Grigson, who was a former deputy secretary of the Australian department of foreign affairs and trade, served as Australian Ambassador to Thailand from 2008 to 2010 and chief of staff to the foreign affairs minister from 2007 to 2008. He has also served as ambassador to Myanmar and was Australia’s special representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2014.
Philippine ambassador Isleta is a former ambassador to Laos.
Australia has made repeated calls for mercy on behalf of Sukumaran and Chan, but Indonesia has insisted on pressing ahead with the execution plan, turning down Canberra’s offers of a prisoner swap and of bearing the cost of keeping the two Australians in prison for life.
Unlike Australia, the Philippine government has pledged not to criticize the death penalty leveled against Veloso.
Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors in January after Indonesia executed a group of six drug offenders that included citizens of those two countries.
Another Brazilian national, Rodrigo Gularte, was among those scheduled for executions along with Sukumaran, Chan and Veloso.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff rejected the credentials of Indonesian ambassador-designate Toto Riyanto in February following the government’s firm stance on the execution plan.
Gularte’s family has pleaded for clemency on the grounds of mental illness.
High-ranking Jakarta officials, including Attorney General M. Prasetyo, said on Wednesday that no executions of drug convicts would take place in the near future, as the country’s judiciary was still processing appeals and case reviews for some of those set to be executed. Prasetyo said the government had established no deadline for the executions and also denied that the delay was due to foreign pressure.
On Thursday, Jokowi said he and the ambassadors discussed economic issues, including a potential cooperation with New Zealand on geothermal plant construction in Indonesia.
“The technology related to geothermal [energy] is not easy [to learn], and New Zealand is a master in the field of geothermal energy,” Jokowi said. Last year, during the ASEAN Summit in Naypyitaw, he offered an investment partnership for the construction of geothermal plants to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.
Ambassador Matheson is a former ambassador to Italy. - See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/03/20/ri-accepts-credentials-new-australian-envoy.html#sthash.H4gJWz0x.dpuf
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to maintaining good relations with Australia, Jokowi put aside the
current strained relationship between the two countries, which was
caused by the Indonesia’s plan to move ahead with the executions of
Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who have been convicted of
drug crimes.
During a brief conversation after the ceremony, Jokowi reminded the new envoys not to let Indonesia’s execution policy hamper good ties. - See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/03/20/ri-accepts-credentials-new-australian-envoy.html#sthash.H4gJWz0x.dpuf
During a brief conversation after the ceremony, Jokowi reminded the new envoys not to let Indonesia’s execution policy hamper good ties. - See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/03/20/ri-accepts-credentials-new-australian-envoy.html#sthash.H4gJWz0x.dpuf
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Joko “Jokowi” Widodo accepted on Thursday the credentials of new
Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Paul Grigson, who was among six
foreign envoys arriving for their new assignments in Jakarta.
Committed to maintaining good relations with Australia, Jokowi put aside the current strained relationship between the two countries, which was caused by the Indonesia’s plan to move ahead with the executions of Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who have been convicted of drug crimes.
During a brief conversation after the ceremony, Jokowi reminded the new envoys not to let Indonesia’s execution policy hamper good ties.
Along with ambassador Grigson, Jokowi also accepted the credentials of Maria Lumen Banzon Isleta of the Philippines, Trevor Donald Matheson of New Zealand, Judit Nemeth-Pach of Hungary, Victor Luis Ng Chan of Panama and Valiollah Mohammadi Nasrabadi of Iran.
A Philippine national, Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, is also on the list of death row inmates set to be executed.
“[During the discussion] I said [to them that diplomatic ties] should not be hampered by such matters of [...] such matters we all know about,” Jokowi said, declining to mention the executions directly.
Ambassador Grigson, who was a former deputy secretary of the Australian department of foreign affairs and trade, served as Australian Ambassador to Thailand from 2008 to 2010 and chief of staff to the foreign affairs minister from 2007 to 2008. He has also served as ambassador to Myanmar and was Australia’s special representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2014.
Philippine ambassador Isleta is a former ambassador to Laos.
Australia has made repeated calls for mercy on behalf of Sukumaran and Chan, but Indonesia has insisted on pressing ahead with the execution plan, turning down Canberra’s offers of a prisoner swap and of bearing the cost of keeping the two Australians in prison for life.
Unlike Australia, the Philippine government has pledged not to criticize the death penalty leveled against Veloso.
Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors in January after Indonesia executed a group of six drug offenders that included citizens of those two countries.
Another Brazilian national, Rodrigo Gularte, was among those scheduled for executions along with Sukumaran, Chan and Veloso.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff rejected the credentials of Indonesian ambassador-designate Toto Riyanto in February following the government’s firm stance on the execution plan.
Gularte’s family has pleaded for clemency on the grounds of mental illness.
High-ranking Jakarta officials, including Attorney General M. Prasetyo, said on Wednesday that no executions of drug convicts would take place in the near future, as the country’s judiciary was still processing appeals and case reviews for some of those set to be executed. Prasetyo said the government had established no deadline for the executions and also denied that the delay was due to foreign pressure.
On Thursday, Jokowi said he and the ambassadors discussed economic issues, including a potential cooperation with New Zealand on geothermal plant construction in Indonesia.
“The technology related to geothermal [energy] is not easy [to learn], and New Zealand is a master in the field of geothermal energy,” Jokowi said. Last year, during the ASEAN Summit in Naypyitaw, he offered an investment partnership for the construction of geothermal plants to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.
Ambassador Matheson is a former ambassador to Italy. - See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/03/20/ri-accepts-credentials-new-australian-envoy.html#sthash.H4gJWz0x.dpuf
Committed to maintaining good relations with Australia, Jokowi put aside the current strained relationship between the two countries, which was caused by the Indonesia’s plan to move ahead with the executions of Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who have been convicted of drug crimes.
During a brief conversation after the ceremony, Jokowi reminded the new envoys not to let Indonesia’s execution policy hamper good ties.
Along with ambassador Grigson, Jokowi also accepted the credentials of Maria Lumen Banzon Isleta of the Philippines, Trevor Donald Matheson of New Zealand, Judit Nemeth-Pach of Hungary, Victor Luis Ng Chan of Panama and Valiollah Mohammadi Nasrabadi of Iran.
A Philippine national, Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, is also on the list of death row inmates set to be executed.
“[During the discussion] I said [to them that diplomatic ties] should not be hampered by such matters of [...] such matters we all know about,” Jokowi said, declining to mention the executions directly.
Ambassador Grigson, who was a former deputy secretary of the Australian department of foreign affairs and trade, served as Australian Ambassador to Thailand from 2008 to 2010 and chief of staff to the foreign affairs minister from 2007 to 2008. He has also served as ambassador to Myanmar and was Australia’s special representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2014.
Philippine ambassador Isleta is a former ambassador to Laos.
Australia has made repeated calls for mercy on behalf of Sukumaran and Chan, but Indonesia has insisted on pressing ahead with the execution plan, turning down Canberra’s offers of a prisoner swap and of bearing the cost of keeping the two Australians in prison for life.
Unlike Australia, the Philippine government has pledged not to criticize the death penalty leveled against Veloso.
Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors in January after Indonesia executed a group of six drug offenders that included citizens of those two countries.
Another Brazilian national, Rodrigo Gularte, was among those scheduled for executions along with Sukumaran, Chan and Veloso.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff rejected the credentials of Indonesian ambassador-designate Toto Riyanto in February following the government’s firm stance on the execution plan.
Gularte’s family has pleaded for clemency on the grounds of mental illness.
High-ranking Jakarta officials, including Attorney General M. Prasetyo, said on Wednesday that no executions of drug convicts would take place in the near future, as the country’s judiciary was still processing appeals and case reviews for some of those set to be executed. Prasetyo said the government had established no deadline for the executions and also denied that the delay was due to foreign pressure.
On Thursday, Jokowi said he and the ambassadors discussed economic issues, including a potential cooperation with New Zealand on geothermal plant construction in Indonesia.
“The technology related to geothermal [energy] is not easy [to learn], and New Zealand is a master in the field of geothermal energy,” Jokowi said. Last year, during the ASEAN Summit in Naypyitaw, he offered an investment partnership for the construction of geothermal plants to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.
Ambassador Matheson is a former ambassador to Italy. - See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/03/20/ri-accepts-credentials-new-australian-envoy.html#sthash.H4gJWz0x.dpuf
President
Joko “Jokowi” Widodo accepted on Thursday the credentials of new
Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Paul Grigson, who was among six
foreign envoys arriving for their new assignments in Jakarta.
Committed to maintaining good relations with Australia, Jokowi put aside the current strained relationship between the two countries, which was caused by the Indonesia’s plan to move ahead with the executions of Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who have been convicted of drug crimes.
During a brief conversation after the ceremony, Jokowi reminded the new envoys not to let Indonesia’s execution policy hamper good ties.
Along with ambassador Grigson, Jokowi also accepted the credentials of Maria Lumen Banzon Isleta of the Philippines, Trevor Donald Matheson of New Zealand, Judit Nemeth-Pach of Hungary, Victor Luis Ng Chan of Panama and Valiollah Mohammadi Nasrabadi of Iran.
A Philippine national, Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, is also on the list of death row inmates set to be executed.
“[During the discussion] I said [to them that diplomatic ties] should not be hampered by such matters of [...] such matters we all know about,” Jokowi said, declining to mention the executions directly.
Ambassador Grigson, who was a former deputy secretary of the Australian department of foreign affairs and trade, served as Australian Ambassador to Thailand from 2008 to 2010 and chief of staff to the foreign affairs minister from 2007 to 2008. He has also served as ambassador to Myanmar and was Australia’s special representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2014.
Philippine ambassador Isleta is a former ambassador to Laos.
Australia has made repeated calls for mercy on behalf of Sukumaran and Chan, but Indonesia has insisted on pressing ahead with the execution plan, turning down Canberra’s offers of a prisoner swap and of bearing the cost of keeping the two Australians in prison for life.
Unlike Australia, the Philippine government has pledged not to criticize the death penalty leveled against Veloso.
Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors in January after Indonesia executed a group of six drug offenders that included citizens of those two countries.
Another Brazilian national, Rodrigo Gularte, was among those scheduled for executions along with Sukumaran, Chan and Veloso.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff rejected the credentials of Indonesian ambassador-designate Toto Riyanto in February following the government’s firm stance on the execution plan.
Gularte’s family has pleaded for clemency on the grounds of mental illness.
High-ranking Jakarta officials, including Attorney General M. Prasetyo, said on Wednesday that no executions of drug convicts would take place in the near future, as the country’s judiciary was still processing appeals and case reviews for some of those set to be executed. Prasetyo said the government had established no deadline for the executions and also denied that the delay was due to foreign pressure.
On Thursday, Jokowi said he and the ambassadors discussed economic issues, including a potential cooperation with New Zealand on geothermal plant construction in Indonesia.
“The technology related to geothermal [energy] is not easy [to learn], and New Zealand is a master in the field of geothermal energy,” Jokowi said. Last year, during the ASEAN Summit in Naypyitaw, he offered an investment partnership for the construction of geothermal plants to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.
Ambassador Matheson is a former ambassador to Italy. - See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/03/20/ri-accepts-credentials-new-australian-envoy.html#sthash.H4gJWz0x.dpuf
Committed to maintaining good relations with Australia, Jokowi put aside the current strained relationship between the two countries, which was caused by the Indonesia’s plan to move ahead with the executions of Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who have been convicted of drug crimes.
During a brief conversation after the ceremony, Jokowi reminded the new envoys not to let Indonesia’s execution policy hamper good ties.
Along with ambassador Grigson, Jokowi also accepted the credentials of Maria Lumen Banzon Isleta of the Philippines, Trevor Donald Matheson of New Zealand, Judit Nemeth-Pach of Hungary, Victor Luis Ng Chan of Panama and Valiollah Mohammadi Nasrabadi of Iran.
A Philippine national, Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, is also on the list of death row inmates set to be executed.
“[During the discussion] I said [to them that diplomatic ties] should not be hampered by such matters of [...] such matters we all know about,” Jokowi said, declining to mention the executions directly.
Ambassador Grigson, who was a former deputy secretary of the Australian department of foreign affairs and trade, served as Australian Ambassador to Thailand from 2008 to 2010 and chief of staff to the foreign affairs minister from 2007 to 2008. He has also served as ambassador to Myanmar and was Australia’s special representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2014.
Philippine ambassador Isleta is a former ambassador to Laos.
Australia has made repeated calls for mercy on behalf of Sukumaran and Chan, but Indonesia has insisted on pressing ahead with the execution plan, turning down Canberra’s offers of a prisoner swap and of bearing the cost of keeping the two Australians in prison for life.
Unlike Australia, the Philippine government has pledged not to criticize the death penalty leveled against Veloso.
Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors in January after Indonesia executed a group of six drug offenders that included citizens of those two countries.
Another Brazilian national, Rodrigo Gularte, was among those scheduled for executions along with Sukumaran, Chan and Veloso.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff rejected the credentials of Indonesian ambassador-designate Toto Riyanto in February following the government’s firm stance on the execution plan.
Gularte’s family has pleaded for clemency on the grounds of mental illness.
High-ranking Jakarta officials, including Attorney General M. Prasetyo, said on Wednesday that no executions of drug convicts would take place in the near future, as the country’s judiciary was still processing appeals and case reviews for some of those set to be executed. Prasetyo said the government had established no deadline for the executions and also denied that the delay was due to foreign pressure.
On Thursday, Jokowi said he and the ambassadors discussed economic issues, including a potential cooperation with New Zealand on geothermal plant construction in Indonesia.
“The technology related to geothermal [energy] is not easy [to learn], and New Zealand is a master in the field of geothermal energy,” Jokowi said. Last year, during the ASEAN Summit in Naypyitaw, he offered an investment partnership for the construction of geothermal plants to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.
Ambassador Matheson is a former ambassador to Italy. - See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/03/20/ri-accepts-credentials-new-australian-envoy.html#sthash.H4gJWz0x.dpuf
President
Joko “Jokowi” Widodo accepted on Thursday the credentials of new
Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Paul Grigson, who was among six
foreign envoys arriving for their new assignments in Jakarta.
Committed to maintaining good relations with Australia, Jokowi put aside the current strained relationship between the two countries, which was caused by the Indonesia’s plan to move ahead with the executions of Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who have been convicted of drug crimes.
During a brief conversation after the ceremony, Jokowi reminded the new envoys not to let Indonesia’s execution policy hamper good ties.
Along with ambassador Grigson, Jokowi also accepted the credentials of Maria Lumen Banzon Isleta of the Philippines, Trevor Donald Matheson of New Zealand, Judit Nemeth-Pach of Hungary, Victor Luis Ng Chan of Panama and Valiollah Mohammadi Nasrabadi of Iran.
A Philippine national, Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, is also on the list of death row inmates set to be executed.
“[During the discussion] I said [to them that diplomatic ties] should not be hampered by such matters of [...] such matters we all know about,” Jokowi said, declining to mention the executions directly.
Ambassador Grigson, who was a former deputy secretary of the Australian department of foreign affairs and trade, served as Australian Ambassador to Thailand from 2008 to 2010 and chief of staff to the foreign affairs minister from 2007 to 2008. He has also served as ambassador to Myanmar and was Australia’s special representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2014.
Philippine ambassador Isleta is a former ambassador to Laos.
Australia has made repeated calls for mercy on behalf of Sukumaran and Chan, but Indonesia has insisted on pressing ahead with the execution plan, turning down Canberra’s offers of a prisoner swap and of bearing the cost of keeping the two Australians in prison for life.
Unlike Australia, the Philippine government has pledged not to criticize the death penalty leveled against Veloso.
Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors in January after Indonesia executed a group of six drug offenders that included citizens of those two countries.
Another Brazilian national, Rodrigo Gularte, was among those scheduled for executions along with Sukumaran, Chan and Veloso.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff rejected the credentials of Indonesian ambassador-designate Toto Riyanto in February following the government’s firm stance on the execution plan.
Gularte’s family has pleaded for clemency on the grounds of mental illness.
High-ranking Jakarta officials, including Attorney General M. Prasetyo, said on Wednesday that no executions of drug convicts would take place in the near future, as the country’s judiciary was still processing appeals and case reviews for some of those set to be executed. Prasetyo said the government had established no deadline for the executions and also denied that the delay was due to foreign pressure.
On Thursday, Jokowi said he and the ambassadors discussed economic issues, including a potential cooperation with New Zealand on geothermal plant construction in Indonesia.
“The technology related to geothermal [energy] is not easy [to learn], and New Zealand is a master in the field of geothermal energy,” Jokowi said. Last year, during the ASEAN Summit in Naypyitaw, he offered an investment partnership for the construction of geothermal plants to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.
Ambassador Matheson is a former ambassador to Italy. - See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/03/20/ri-accepts-credentials-new-australian-envoy.html#sthash.H4gJWz0x.dpuf
Committed to maintaining good relations with Australia, Jokowi put aside the current strained relationship between the two countries, which was caused by the Indonesia’s plan to move ahead with the executions of Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who have been convicted of drug crimes.
During a brief conversation after the ceremony, Jokowi reminded the new envoys not to let Indonesia’s execution policy hamper good ties.
Along with ambassador Grigson, Jokowi also accepted the credentials of Maria Lumen Banzon Isleta of the Philippines, Trevor Donald Matheson of New Zealand, Judit Nemeth-Pach of Hungary, Victor Luis Ng Chan of Panama and Valiollah Mohammadi Nasrabadi of Iran.
A Philippine national, Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, is also on the list of death row inmates set to be executed.
“[During the discussion] I said [to them that diplomatic ties] should not be hampered by such matters of [...] such matters we all know about,” Jokowi said, declining to mention the executions directly.
Ambassador Grigson, who was a former deputy secretary of the Australian department of foreign affairs and trade, served as Australian Ambassador to Thailand from 2008 to 2010 and chief of staff to the foreign affairs minister from 2007 to 2008. He has also served as ambassador to Myanmar and was Australia’s special representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2014.
Philippine ambassador Isleta is a former ambassador to Laos.
Australia has made repeated calls for mercy on behalf of Sukumaran and Chan, but Indonesia has insisted on pressing ahead with the execution plan, turning down Canberra’s offers of a prisoner swap and of bearing the cost of keeping the two Australians in prison for life.
Unlike Australia, the Philippine government has pledged not to criticize the death penalty leveled against Veloso.
Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors in January after Indonesia executed a group of six drug offenders that included citizens of those two countries.
Another Brazilian national, Rodrigo Gularte, was among those scheduled for executions along with Sukumaran, Chan and Veloso.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff rejected the credentials of Indonesian ambassador-designate Toto Riyanto in February following the government’s firm stance on the execution plan.
Gularte’s family has pleaded for clemency on the grounds of mental illness.
High-ranking Jakarta officials, including Attorney General M. Prasetyo, said on Wednesday that no executions of drug convicts would take place in the near future, as the country’s judiciary was still processing appeals and case reviews for some of those set to be executed. Prasetyo said the government had established no deadline for the executions and also denied that the delay was due to foreign pressure.
On Thursday, Jokowi said he and the ambassadors discussed economic issues, including a potential cooperation with New Zealand on geothermal plant construction in Indonesia.
“The technology related to geothermal [energy] is not easy [to learn], and New Zealand is a master in the field of geothermal energy,” Jokowi said. Last year, during the ASEAN Summit in Naypyitaw, he offered an investment partnership for the construction of geothermal plants to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.
Ambassador Matheson is a former ambassador to Italy. - See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/03/20/ri-accepts-credentials-new-australian-envoy.html#sthash.H4gJWz0x.dpuf
President
Joko “Jokowi” Widodo accepted on Thursday the credentials of new
Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Paul Grigson, who was among six
foreign envoys arriving for their new assignments in Jakarta.
Committed to maintaining good relations with Australia, Jokowi put aside the current strained relationship between the two countries, which was caused by the Indonesia’s plan to move ahead with the executions of Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who have been convicted of drug crimes.
During a brief conversation after the ceremony, Jokowi reminded the new envoys not to let Indonesia’s execution policy hamper good ties.
Along with ambassador Grigson, Jokowi also accepted the credentials of Maria Lumen Banzon Isleta of the Philippines, Trevor Donald Matheson of New Zealand, Judit Nemeth-Pach of Hungary, Victor Luis Ng Chan of Panama and Valiollah Mohammadi Nasrabadi of Iran.
A Philippine national, Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, is also on the list of death row inmates set to be executed.
“[During the discussion] I said [to them that diplomatic ties] should not be hampered by such matters of [...] such matters we all know about,” Jokowi said, declining to mention the executions directly.
Ambassador Grigson, who was a former deputy secretary of the Australian department of foreign affairs and trade, served as Australian Ambassador to Thailand from 2008 to 2010 and chief of staff to the foreign affairs minister from 2007 to 2008. He has also served as ambassador to Myanmar and was Australia’s special representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2014.
Philippine ambassador Isleta is a former ambassador to Laos.
Australia has made repeated calls for mercy on behalf of Sukumaran and Chan, but Indonesia has insisted on pressing ahead with the execution plan, turning down Canberra’s offers of a prisoner swap and of bearing the cost of keeping the two Australians in prison for life.
Unlike Australia, the Philippine government has pledged not to criticize the death penalty leveled against Veloso.
Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors in January after Indonesia executed a group of six drug offenders that included citizens of those two countries.
Another Brazilian national, Rodrigo Gularte, was among those scheduled for executions along with Sukumaran, Chan and Veloso.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff rejected the credentials of Indonesian ambassador-designate Toto Riyanto in February following the government’s firm stance on the execution plan.
Gularte’s family has pleaded for clemency on the grounds of mental illness.
High-ranking Jakarta officials, including Attorney General M. Prasetyo, said on Wednesday that no executions of drug convicts would take place in the near future, as the country’s judiciary was still processing appeals and case reviews for some of those set to be executed. Prasetyo said the government had established no deadline for the executions and also denied that the delay was due to foreign pressure.
On Thursday, Jokowi said he and the ambassadors discussed economic issues, including a potential cooperation with New Zealand on geothermal plant construction in Indonesia.
“The technology related to geothermal [energy] is not easy [to learn], and New Zealand is a master in the field of geothermal energy,” Jokowi said. Last year, during the ASEAN Summit in Naypyitaw, he offered an investment partnership for the construction of geothermal plants to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.
Ambassador Matheson is a former ambassador to Italy. - See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/03/20/ri-accepts-credentials-new-australian-envoy.html#sthash.H4gJWz0x.dpuf
Committed to maintaining good relations with Australia, Jokowi put aside the current strained relationship between the two countries, which was caused by the Indonesia’s plan to move ahead with the executions of Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who have been convicted of drug crimes.
During a brief conversation after the ceremony, Jokowi reminded the new envoys not to let Indonesia’s execution policy hamper good ties.
Along with ambassador Grigson, Jokowi also accepted the credentials of Maria Lumen Banzon Isleta of the Philippines, Trevor Donald Matheson of New Zealand, Judit Nemeth-Pach of Hungary, Victor Luis Ng Chan of Panama and Valiollah Mohammadi Nasrabadi of Iran.
A Philippine national, Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, is also on the list of death row inmates set to be executed.
“[During the discussion] I said [to them that diplomatic ties] should not be hampered by such matters of [...] such matters we all know about,” Jokowi said, declining to mention the executions directly.
Ambassador Grigson, who was a former deputy secretary of the Australian department of foreign affairs and trade, served as Australian Ambassador to Thailand from 2008 to 2010 and chief of staff to the foreign affairs minister from 2007 to 2008. He has also served as ambassador to Myanmar and was Australia’s special representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2014.
Philippine ambassador Isleta is a former ambassador to Laos.
Australia has made repeated calls for mercy on behalf of Sukumaran and Chan, but Indonesia has insisted on pressing ahead with the execution plan, turning down Canberra’s offers of a prisoner swap and of bearing the cost of keeping the two Australians in prison for life.
Unlike Australia, the Philippine government has pledged not to criticize the death penalty leveled against Veloso.
Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors in January after Indonesia executed a group of six drug offenders that included citizens of those two countries.
Another Brazilian national, Rodrigo Gularte, was among those scheduled for executions along with Sukumaran, Chan and Veloso.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff rejected the credentials of Indonesian ambassador-designate Toto Riyanto in February following the government’s firm stance on the execution plan.
Gularte’s family has pleaded for clemency on the grounds of mental illness.
High-ranking Jakarta officials, including Attorney General M. Prasetyo, said on Wednesday that no executions of drug convicts would take place in the near future, as the country’s judiciary was still processing appeals and case reviews for some of those set to be executed. Prasetyo said the government had established no deadline for the executions and also denied that the delay was due to foreign pressure.
On Thursday, Jokowi said he and the ambassadors discussed economic issues, including a potential cooperation with New Zealand on geothermal plant construction in Indonesia.
“The technology related to geothermal [energy] is not easy [to learn], and New Zealand is a master in the field of geothermal energy,” Jokowi said. Last year, during the ASEAN Summit in Naypyitaw, he offered an investment partnership for the construction of geothermal plants to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.
Ambassador Matheson is a former ambassador to Italy. - See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/03/20/ri-accepts-credentials-new-australian-envoy.html#sthash.H4gJWz0x.dpuf
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