The world has begun to react to the executions of eight prisoners including Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran in Indonesia overnight.
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Speaking hours before the executions, Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop said she was “deeply disturbed” by Indonesia’s handling of the matter and warned there “will have to be consequences”.
Ms Bishop and Prime Minister Tony Abbott followed up with a press conference this morning.
“Australia deeply deeply regrets these executions in Indonesia,” calling them “both cruel and unnecessary,” Mr Abbott said.
He confirmed that Australia’s ambassador will be withdrawn from Indonesia for consultations and that ministerial contacts have been suspended “for some time”, and they would remain suspended “for a period”.
“Whatever people think of the death penalty, whatever people think of drug crime, the fact is these families have suffered a terrible tragfedy and I’m sure every Australians thoughts and prayers will be with those families at this time,” Mr Abbott said.
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These executions were nothing short of an act of war against Australia and Australian citizens. It is no different to the barbaric way in which executions are carried out in the middle east. Australians need to say no to Indonesia. All Aid ceased immediately, any person travelling to Indonesia should be treated the same as people who travel to the middle east to support terrorism. People are saying that we will hurt the disadvantaged I say SO WHAT!! we hurt the disadvantaged and innocent when we respond to any ACT OF WAR. We are Australian we need to stand together and this issue needs to go before the Human Rights Commission and Indonesia needs to be treated as a terrorist state.
It's not an act of war. It's another country's laws which is different to ours. If an Indonesian national came here, broke our laws and was incarcerated under our judicial system, is that an act of war by Australia?
Yes, let's go to war with a country who have been helping us to combat terrorism and illegal refugees! Let's kill 'em all!