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France Requests Transfer Of Death Row Convict Held In Indonesia: Minister

Serge Atlaoui (L) was initially sentenced to life in prison but the Supreme Court in 2007 increased the sentence to death (Credit: AFP)

France has asked Indonesia to transfer a French death row convict, who has been jailed for drug crimes in the Asian nation since 2005, a senior Indonesian minister told AFP on Friday.

Indonesia is in discussion with three countries, including France, over the return of several high-profile detainees and aims to transfer the prisoners by the end of December.

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