Jakarta, Jan. 29 -- President Prabowo Subianto will only grant amnesty to inmates who have not been involved in armed insurgency for now, despite calls otherwise, according to Law Minister Supratman Andi Agtas.

"We are open to such plans. However, the one we are processing does not cover criminals convicted of involvement in armed insurgencies," Agtas said after a press conference here on Wednesday.

The minister conveyed the remarks in response to calls for amnesty for those convicted of taking up arms against the government in Papua. Decisions on amnesty are ultimately in the President's hands, he added.

Agtas informed that the Law Ministry is preparing and verifying up to 44 thousand convicts whose names have been proposed for amnest...