Jusuf Kalla The Value Of Mary Jane's Transfer To The Philippines Is Ordinary

JAKARTA - Vice President (Vice President) 10th and 12th of the Republic of Indonesia Jusuf Kalla (JK) assessed that the transfer of the death row convict in a drug case from the Philippines Mary Jane Veloso to her home country was a policy commonly adopted in inter-state relations.

"This is usually like bartering. For the right question or not, it's up to the legal experts. But, I said it's normal," said JK when met at the Gadjah Mada University (UGM) Central Building, Sleman, Yogyakarta DI, Thursday, November 28, confiscated by Antara.

Like Mary Jane, said JK, if there are Indonesian citizens (WNI) who are caught in legal problems in other countries, the Indonesian government will usually try to ask for the same thing.

"We on the other hand ask for it as well, if there are people abroad who are important for legal issues in Indonesia, we also ask for it like that. So, (profit) for both parties," he said.

JK gave an example of something like that the Indonesian government had done, one of which was for a troubled Indonesian citizen in the Philippines in a money laundering case.

On the other hand, he assessed that Mary's transfer to serve her sentence in her country was also profitable because Indonesia was no longer burdened. "Yes, we don't have any more burdens to hold in Indonesia for too long," he said.

Meanwhile, regarding the plan to discuss the transfer of five convicts (convicts) who smuggled narcotics from members of the "Bali Nine" between the Indonesian Government and Australia, JK also had a similar view.

For him, neither Mary Jane nor narcotics smuggler members of the "Bali Nine" issue of being transferred to his country as long as he continues his sentence.

"It's okay, as long as the country is still punished. We have sanctions, while in prison in Indonesia and in Australian prison it's different. It could be. (The punishment) to die for life is not much different," said JK.

So far, the government has approved and reviewed the transfer of the death row convict in a drug case from the Philippines, Mary Jane Felosok, through a "transfer of principler" policy and five Australian inmates who are members of the "Bali Nine".

The application for the transfer of prisoners is also being submitted by several other friendly countries to the Indonesian government.