Sarah Henderson (Corangamite, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise to speak in support of the motion, as moved by the Foreign Minister, seeking a stay of execution and a reconsideration of the clemency bids for Mr Chan and Mr Sukumaran. I also wish to acknowledge the ceaseless efforts of the foreign minister, the Prime Minister and members and senators on both sides of the house to secure this clemency—to secure this mercy.

I am going to speak in Bahasa Indonesia and I will then provide a translation. To President Joko Widodo, I say: mohon minta belas kasihan. Andrew Chan dan Myuran Sukumaran melakukan tindakan kriminal yang sangat berat. Tetapi, mereka sudah berubah dan menjadi orang yang membantu sesamanya. Sebagaimana halnya Indonesia bekerja keras untuk meminta belas kasihan bagi para warga negara Indonesia untuk tidak dihukum mati, Australia juga mohon minta belas kasihan untuk warga negaranya. Saya mohon Presiden memberi belas kasihan. Terima kasih.

The translation in English is: please give mercy. Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran committed a serious crime. But they have changed and have become people who are helping others. As Indonesia works hard to seek mercy for its citizens not to be executed, Australia also seeks mercy for its citizens. I ask of the President: please give mercy. Thank you.

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