French Ambassador to Indonesia, Fabien Penone, also attended the event. France has agreed to several terms proposed by Indonesia, Yusril said, including acknowledging the death sentence ruling for Atlaoui. "After the transfer, all depends on the French ...

Indonesia and France will sign an agreement on Friday for the repatriation of a Frenchman on death row since 2007 for alleged drug offences, a senior Indonesian minister has said.

Frenchman Serge Atlaoui, 61, is the latest among high-profile detainees to be released by Indonesia in recent weeks

Atlaoui was sentenced to death for his role as a "chemical expert" in a clandestine drug manufacturing operation in Tangerang.

Serge Atlaoui, 61, who had been sentenced to death for drug offenses in Indonesia in 2007 and has long proclaimed his innocence, is now due to be sent back to France, after months of talks between the two countries.

Indonesia and France will on Friday sign an agreement over the repatriation of a Frenchman on death row for drug offences, a senior Indonesian minister said. Serge Atlaoui, who has been in jail in Indonesia since 2005,

Serge Atlaoui is set to return from Indonesia to France under a deal signed by the two countries that would transfer the Frenchman to his native country after spending almost 20 years on death row

A Frenchman on death row in Indonesia since 2007 for drug offences will be sent back to his home country, an Indonesian minister said Friday.

Indonesia and France have signed an agreement to repatriate a French citizen who was facing the death penalty over drug offenses. Serge Atlaoui has been in jail in Indonesia since 2005.

France had previously requested the transfer of Serge Atlaoui, who has been jailed in Indonesia since 2005, Coordinating Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Correctional Services Yusril Ihza Mahendra told reporters.

The Defense Ministry has expressed its support for the collaboration between Indonesian and French private armored vehicle makers to boost the production of