Capital punishment

Executing justice

ON APRIL 29th Indonesia executed eight people convicted of drug trafficking. Despite concerns over legal failings and the mental health of one prisoner, four Nigerians, two Australians, a Brazilian and an Indonesian were put to death by firing squad. A ninth, a Filipina, was granted a surprise last-minute reprieve. Australia, which had appealed for clemency and had offered to pay for the prison costs of its citizens, promptly withdrew its ambassador in protest.