For weeks we've been telling you about attempts by various metal luminaries like Tony Iommi and Napalm Death's Barney Greenway to reach out to Indonesian president and renowned metalhead Joko Widodo to spare the lives of two metalheads, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, for attempting to smuggle heroin.
Yesterday, Axl Rose tried to make a last ditch effort to appeal to Joko with a letter, but unfortunately it was too late. The two were executed late last night, along with six other prisoners. Only one smuggler was spared, Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, as her execution is postponed according to Al Jazerra:
"The execution of Mary Jane Veloso has been postponed because there was a request from the Philippine president related to a perpetrator suspected of human trafficking who surrendered herself in the Philippines," Tony Spontana, spokesman for the attorney general said.
As a result, this morning, Axl Rose…a man who doesn't hear no very often, decided to lash out via a series of tweets calling the Indonesian president a coward for not even being present for the executions:
1. It's deeply troubling President Widodo ignoring International outcry went thru w/8 of the executions.
— Axl Rose (@axlrose) April 29, 2015
2. Let's pray Miss Veloso's reprieve is permanent.
— Axl Rose (@axlrose) April 29, 2015
3. Widodo's refusal 2 postpone the executions until all legal challenges n' investigations of corruption r resolved is inexcusable.
— Axl Rose (@axlrose) April 29, 2015
4. 4 Widodo 2 b out of the country during his big statement refusing 2 take calls or read any last minute pleas 4 the condemned is cowardice
— Axl Rose (@axlrose) April 29, 2015
5. The People of Indonesia deserve better.
— Axl Rose (@axlrose) April 29, 2015
It's commendable that Axl Rose is speaking out about these inhumane ways to deal with drug smugglers but, as MetalSucks points out, it seems to be lost on his fans, at least one fan in particular…
https://twitter.com/FuckMeAlyson/status/593239763290693636
https://twitter.com/FuckMeAlyson/status/593239813920161792
https://twitter.com/FuckMeAlyson/status/593239918324789248
https://twitter.com/FuckMeAlyson/status/593240054601879552
https://twitter.com/FuckMeAlyson/status/593240138026647553
