House debates

Thursday, 7 September 2006

Adjournment

Death Penalty

4:59 pm

Photo of John MurphyJohn Murphy (Lowe, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition) Share this | | Hansard source

We are all horrified at the reports of the six young Australians who are now on death row in Indonesia. I am gravely concerned that, from everything President Yudhoyono has already said, it is quite clear that he would not grant clemency to anyone who is convicted of a drug offence. I just ask the government to do everything possible over the next few years, before these matters reach finality, to do everything to save these young Australians. Capital punishment can never be justified—

Photo of David HawkerDavid Hawker (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

Order! It being 5.00 pm, the debate is interrupted.