Social media posts falsely claim death row convicts in Indonesia pay for their own executions
Copyright AFP 2017-2021. All rights reserved. Multiple social media posts have shared a claim that death row inmates in Indonesia are individually responsible for paying around 200 million rupiah ($13,700) to cover the expenses of their own executions. This claim is false: the expenses are covered by the Indonesian government. This Instagram post, dated April 11, 2021, shares a black-and-white photo of a man shot by a firing squad with an Indonesian-language text superimposed on the image. The post has attracted more than 24,000 likes. Screenshot of the misleading post, taken on April 13,...
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