No Indon executions until after festival

Indonesia won't carry out any executions until after the end of the fasting and celebration months of Ramadan and Idul Fitri, its attorney-general says.

Indonesia will not carry out any executions until after the religious holiday of Idul Fitri, with the attorney-general's office saying "it was not good" to have executions during this time.

Rumours have been circulating that up to 15 drug offenders would face the firing squad in the next round of executions in Indonesia, with police earlier this month flagging it was likely to take place in May.

However, Attorney-General spokesman Amir Yanto said on Friday that no executions would occur until after the national fasting month of Ramadan and then the holiday Idul Fitri in July.

"During fasting month it is not a good time," Amir told AAP.

Amir has previously said that "the time and the number (of people to be executed) ... has not been determined yet."

It comes months after Security Minister Luhut Panjaitan said he didn't want to see a repeat of the "drama" which occurred before the executions of Australians Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan last year, in which intense foreign media attention and diplomatic pressure were placed on Indonesia.

He has said the law stipulated Indonesia only needed to give three days' notice as to when an execution would take place.


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