Frenchman's execution in Indonesia may be suspended
France is stepping up efforts to save the life a Frenchman facing a firing squad in Indonesia on drug charges, amid signs that his execution may be suspended.
Serge Atlaoui is among 10 foreigners slated for execution in the coming days in Indonesia. His case has drawn national attention in France, which vigorously opposes the death penalty.
French Foreign Ministry spokesman Romain Nadal said Saturday the government is intensifying its mobilization and is determined to prevent the execution. Scores of people gathered in Paris and Atlaoui's hometown of Metz on Saturday to urge Indonesia to halt his execution, some shouting "Hope! Hope!"
Atlaoui's fate may be on hold because of a legal complaint over the procedure followed in his request for clemency.
