JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections (Menko Kumham Imipas) RI Yusril Ihza Mahendra emphasized that the Indonesian government respects the French government's decision to give parole to drug convict Serge Atlaoui.
He explained that the decision was taken by the French government after the French Court reduced Atlaui's sentence from the death penalty to a prison sentence of 30 years, in accordance with French criminal law provisions that stipulate 30 years as the maximum sentence for a similar crime.
"This decision paved the way for the French government to provide conditional release to Atlaui taking into account that he has served 20 years in prison in Indonesia," Yusril said when confirmed in Jakarta, Thursday, July 17, was confiscated by Antara.
In a practical setting aka practical arrangement signed by Coordinating Minister Yusril with French Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin via video teleconference on January 24, 2025, the French government declared respect and acknowledged that its citizens had been found guilty of committing the crime of psychotropic production in Indonesia and sentenced to death.
The Coordinating Minister said that the request for clemency on behalf of Atlaui had also been rejected by the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo in 2015, so the person concerned was just waiting for the execution.
However, on the basis of good relations, the principle of reciprocity, and humanitarian principles, considering that Atlaui suffers from cancer, he said, the Indonesian government and the French government agreed to return Serge Atlaui to his country, with the subsequent coaching responsibility being the full authority of the French government.
"The decision whether Atlaui will be executed, forgiven, or reduced his sentence after being repatriated is fully under the authority of the French government according to their legal system," he said.
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Yusril continued, because Atlaui's sentence had been reduced to 30 years, the French government could provide parole after the convict served two-thirds of his sentence, which is 20 years that has been served in Indonesia.
For this reason, he emphasized that the Indonesian government did not question the parole because it was in accordance with French law and the agreement between the two countries.
On the other hand, it is said that repatriation of prisoners between countries is reciprocal, so that if in the future there are Indonesian citizens (WNI) who are repatriated by the French government, the Indonesian government can also take similar actions as the French government has taken against Atlaui.
Serge Atlaui was a French citizen who was arrested in 2005 during a raid on an ecstasy factory in Tangerang. He was sentenced to death in 2007 by the Indonesian Supreme Court after appeal and cassation was rejected.
The request for clemency was also rejected by the 7th President Joko Widodo in 2015. After undergoing the diplomatic process and inter-state legal cooperation, Atlaui was sent back to France based on practical arrangements on February 4, 2025 to serve the rest of his country's criminal period.
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