“If he is executed, there will be consequences with France and Europe because we cannot accept this type of execution,” he told reporters during a visit to Baku in Azerbaijan, adding that the repercussions would essentially be of a “diplomatic” nature.
“At the very least, we will recall our ambassador” from Jakarta, the president said, adding that he would also not visit Indonesia “for some time”.
In addition, discussions over possible cooperation that had been mooted between Hollande and his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo during the November G20 summit could also be suspended.
“We will take action along with concerned countries — Australia and Brazil… to ensure that there is no execution,” Hollande said, adding that he is meeting Australian PM Tony Abbott on Monday.
“We understand that Indonesia wants to fight against drug trafficking but, in this case, Serge Atlaoui was working in a laboratory and he did not imagine that he could make this product,” said Hollande.
Atlaoui also did not have any prior criminal records, added the French president.
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I'm sorry if a Frenchman is about to be killed but France has been complicit in the Indonesian looting & killing of hundreds of thousands of Papuans. Why is one Frenchman worth more concern than hundreds of thousands of Melanesians?
The French and our governments have been appeasing Indonesia & supporting its illegal abuse & mining of a UN trust territory ever since our governments decided in 1962 to send UN troops to occupy West New Guinea and then allowed Indonesia to replace the UN troops in 1963... The French representative to the United Nations is the President of the Trusteeship Council that for 53 years has been pretending that it does not know about the Trusteeship decision (General Assembly resolution 1752) and allowing Indonesia to loot & kill people in Papua; kill hundreds of thousands.
Australia is with you, most Australians don't want to see these men di
I'm so proud of the French president this is exactly what ABBOTT should be doing for our boys ANDREW and MYURAN ! ABBOTT should of taken action before instead of kissing Jokos Mass Murdering Butt !! .... We Do NOT Need INDONESIA help JOKO is using AUSTRALIA for Money $$$$$ NOTHING else !!
Thank goodness!!! Bravo!!! May justice prevail over injustice!
C,mon Abbott,you weak kneed jerk,show some balls like France has done.Get on that plane up there and tell Widildo where to get off,not wait for phone calls from him which dont come..If this execution is carried out,they will see us as weak, and you as a weak leader, even more so.
Dont pussy foot around .just do it !!!
bravo viva le france
President Hollande do everything you can to stop this barbaric act
Europe is with you