The police shoot them and then autopsy them- I don't get it??

In Indonesia three Christians were exocuted for inciting violence against muslims.Then their bodies are taken to a morgue and autopsied. No, I don't agree with the reason they were exocuted but thats a whole other issue, thats why I posted in BTS. What exactly is the point of an autopsy? I was always under the impression that an autopsy was performed to determine the exact cause of death. Am I wrong, or is performing an autopsy right after putting someone in front of the firing squad a bit of a waste of time and money? I'm sure that Indonesia is not the only place that this happens. I would be willing to bet that an autopsy is performed on everyone who gets exocuted in the U.S.. Anyone that can answer these questions, go ahead, I'm just very curious.


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