Indonesian Grandmother Freed from Malaysian Death Row Returns Home

Indonesian grandmother freed from Malaysian death row returns home: ‘feels unreal’

An Indonesian woman who spent nearly 15 years on death row in a Malaysian prison for drug trafficking has returned home after receiving clemency, in a case rights groups say highlights the exploitation of poor migrant women in cross-border drug operations. Ani Anggraeni, also known as Asih, boarded a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta late on Thursday after being freed from custody. In a video message shared with This Week in Asia while en route, the 66-year-old said she was still struggling...

By Iman Muttaqin Yusof