Pemimpin kelompok band metal Napalm Death, Mark Barney Greenway, meminta Presiden Joko Widodo bermurah hati dan membatalkan hukuman mati Lindsay Stanford.Wanita berusia 57 tahun itu tertangkap tahun 2012 lalu. Dia menyelundupkan kokain senilai Rp 30 miliar dari Thailand.
Dalam persidangan, Stanford mengaku terpaksa menjadi kurir karena nyawa anaknya terancam. Hukuman mati dijatuhkan kepada Stanford dalam pengadilan yang berlangsung Januari 2013.
Surat dari Barney Greenway dikirimkan ke media Inggris, The Independent. Begini bunyinya:
Dear Mr Widodo,
I am writing to you again to appeal for mercy and restraint, this time regarding the case of Lindsay Sandiford, a prisoner from the UK who it would seem is facing the prospect of imminent execution on the grounds of cocaine trafficking.
My request for a considered, humane perspective extends to all prison detainees, but particularly in the case of Lindsay Sandiford it would appear that she was under duress to transport drugs, with her family under threat if she did not comply.
Speaking generally, there have been countless miscarriages of justice and excessive punishments throughout history, and when the designated penalty is death I would suggest that someone potentially faced with no option but to bow to such a threat deserves far greater hearing and protection from the gravest of penalties.
Currently, Lindsay Sandiford has not seemingly been afforded the legal resources to present her case, so to deal with her case in the cruellest way would be to do so on a partial hearing of the facts at hand and not upon any form of justice as I understand the concept.
For the second time, Mr Widodo, I would ask you to raise yourself above the threshold of all those in power that merely pretend to make changes for the better. To my mind, your election platform promises of moves toward a more egalitarian civic structure means protection at all levels - and capital punishment can only take things backwards in that respect. I ask you to please keep these promises at the forefront of your mind and urgently give your attention to Lindsay Sandiford's plight.
In peace and hope, as ever
Mark 'Barney' Greenway (Napalm Death)
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