Overview
- Serge Atlaoui, a 61-year-old French national, was sentenced to death in Indonesia in 2007 for drug trafficking after being arrested in a factory where ecstasy was found.
- Atlaoui has consistently denied the charges, claiming he was hired as a welder to install industrial equipment in what he believed to be an acrylic factory.
- An agreement for his transfer to France is set to be signed on January 24, with his repatriation scheduled for February 4, following a formal request from the French government in December 2024.
- Atlaoui's health has reportedly deteriorated during his 17 years on death row, prompting renewed efforts for his transfer by French authorities.
- His legal status in France remains undetermined, with the French government expected to decide whether to grant clemency or impose a sentence in accordance with French law.