Brazil rejects Credentials Indonesian Ambassador

Brazil rejects Credentials Indonesian Ambassador

MIMBAR-RAKYAT.com (Brasilia) - The case of foreign nationals drugs seems to be a controversial issue between countries, as did the President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, local Watu Friday, when it refused to accept the credentials of Indonesian Ambassador to this country, to show her anger at the execution of a convicted drug Brazilians by Indonesia last month."We think it is important to note that there is evolution in this situation to clarify the relations between Indonesia and Brazil," Rousseff said when receiving the credentials of the ambassadors of the five other countries.Rousseff said the screening of Indonesian representatives will be slightly improved, with regard to the execution of the death penalty for both Brazilian citizen named Rodrigo Gularte (42) were sentenced to death in 2004 for smuggling six kilograms of cocaine into Indonesia through a surfboard.Gularte family has been trying to get a pardon for his family members but failed. Clemency filed with paranoid schizophrenia convicted reasons that should be moved to a psychiatric facility.Brazilian media reported that a Brazilian diplomat has submitted a written request to the head of the LP in Indonesia so that the convict was transferred to a psychiatric rehabilitation center. However, the Indonesian government reportedly has twice rejected the clemency request.Gularte colleague, Marco Archer, was executed by firing squad death sentence last month for drug smuggling despite a request personal forgiveness of Dilma Rousseff to citizens it.Archer was shot dead along with five other convicted of drug crimes last month.When it Rousseff warned bilateral relations will be affected, according to AFP.About AustraliaStatement of the Prime Minister (PM), Tony Abbott, who brings relief to a billion dollars when Indonesia was hit by the tsunami in 2004, causing a variety of reactions, not only from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but also Indonesian citizens who are living in Australia on Friday.Dirga Rachmad Aprianto, one of Indonesian students who are taking the S2 education at the University of Queensland (UQ), Brisbane, Australia, argues PM Abbott statement is unfortunate because it ignores the various aspects of the principle."The tsunami that hit Aceh is a natural disaster that claimed thousands of lives, so that humanitarian aid provided by various parties, including Australia, should be based on conscience and human values. So it is very unfortunate if Prime Minister Tony Abbot asked "reward" for the help that, "said Dirga who is also Vice President of the Association of Indonesian Students UQ.The next point is that the death penalty for perpetrators of crimes or violations of the law that are categorized as "severe" has been disseminated and applied for many years, even announced in aircraft on international routes."So should Indonesian citizens or foreign nationals already know the risk or the consequences of committing a crime or offense," he said. The same opinion was delivered by Leny Maryouri, S3 student at Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia.He could not agree more severe penalties for drug dealers enforced, although perhaps in the future it could be changed to penalty fines are very high ransom as diyat law in Saudi Arabia, which often afflict Indonesian migrant workers if involved homicides.Statement of Prime Minister Abbott remains inappropriate, because the tsunami humanitarian aid to reconcile with the liberation of the death penalty for criminals."It should be seen as separate things," he said. (AN / KB)