Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo has indicated his country wants to move towards abolishing the death penalty. Speaking ahead of a three-day visit to Australia, Widodo told the ABC he thinks Indonesians will change their minds on execution laws as citizens in Europe had done in the past. Widodo’s trip to Australia will be his first bilateral visit since Canberra withdrew its ambassador to Indonesia in protest against the executions. Widodo also stressed the importance of the two nations working together to address the thousands of asylum seekers believed to be stranded in Indonesia. Widodo arrives in Sydney on Sunday and is scheduled to address parliament in Canberra on Monday.

Source: The Guardian November 05, 2016 00:55 UTC