Andrew Chan, right, and Myuran Sukumaran were executed just after midnight on wednesday.
Andrew Chan, right, and Myuran Sukumaran were executed just after midnight on wednesday.

Ipswich angry at Indonesia for heartless executions

IPSWICH residents have reacted with anger and disgust at the heartless execution of Bali Nine duo Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran.

The duo was executed by firing squad on Tuesday morning after spending 10 years in an Indonesian prison for drug smuggling.

But the pair had become model citizens in prison and had rehabilitated themselves, while also helping fellow prisoners transform their own lives.

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QT editor Peter Chapman wrote a hard-hitting editorial about the conduct of Indonesian officials in the affair, calling for his fellow citizens to boycott Indonesia as a holiday destination in response.

On the QT website under the piece we asked the question: Should Australians boycott Indonesia as a holiday destination following the executions of Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan?

Late yesterday 75% respondents has answered 'yes' to the question.

On the QT website, many Ipswich residents explained why they wouldn't be visiting Indonesia.

Collingwood Park's Jim Dodrill won't be setting foot in Indonesia, and what happened to Mr Chan and Mr Sukumaran is part of it.

"I agree with you on this Peter," he posted.

"The death penalty and Indonesia's brutal occupation of West Papua convince me to never set foot in that country."

A post by 'bensy35' suggested going further.

"Ban holidaying, stop giving money to Indonesia and start spying on them again," wrote the aggrieved citizen.

Booval's 'getonwithit' spoke no doubt for many with this post:

"Murder is murder. You can dress it up and change the name to punishment and dance around it as much as you like," 'getwonwithit' wrote.

"At the end of the day, deliberately taking the life of another human being, is murder. I feel for the firing squad who were forced to commit murder in the name of their job, and they have to tell their grandchildren that. "Have never been to Indonesia .... never will."

POLL Should we boycott Indonesia as a holiday destination following executions of Chan and Sukumaran?

Steve Oh of Regency Downs was scathing of the Australian Federal Police's role in the affair, stating: "The Australian LNP government were complicit in the arrest of the Bali 9 through the AFP knowing and informing Indonesian authorities about them, rather than letting them get to Australia and be arrested here."

But 'CristianoP' disagreed with the call to boycott Indonesia.

"Hell no, should we boycott the USA as a holiday destination as they too have the death penalty? In the US is worse as the so called lethal injections are taking longer to kill inmates," said CristianoP.

Meanwhile an individual calling themselves 'Neanderthal' has no intention of avoiding the joint.

"I will flying out to Bali (on) June 15 for another relaxing two weeks of beach, Bintang and Nasi Goreng," Neanderthal fired.

But on the QT Facebook page Graham Ison had this to say:

"If you want to holiday in a country run by corrupt officials, go for it. Not for me."

Renee Mero expressed a common view on Facebook, where she highlighted another reason not to visit Bali.

"The innocent West Papuans who are slaughtered daily by the Indonesian government - that should be the real reason we don't travel to Bali," she wrote.

Should Australians boycott Indonesia as a holiday destination following the executions of Sukumaran and Chan?

This poll ended on 07 May 2015.

Current Results

Yes

71%

No

28%

This is not a scientific poll. The results reflect only the opinions of those who chose to participate.


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