Three men convicted of involvement in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings, which killed 202 people and injured a further 209, are to be executed in early November. The announcement was made by a spokesman for the Indonesian Attorney General's office on 24 October.
Amrozi bin H Nurhasyim, his brother Ali Ghufron and Imam Samudera, were sentenced to death by the Denpasar District Court in 2003. They were convicted for their part in three bombs which exploded in two nightclubs on the Indonesian island on 12 October 2002. The majority of the dead and injured were tourists.
Sometime in November, officials from the Indonesian government will take the three men from their cells in Nusakambangan prison, to a field, where they will be blindfolded, placed before a firing squad and shot through the heart.
A last-minute legal challenge by the relatives of Imam Samudra, Amrozi Nurhasyim and Ali Ghufron "will not change or delay the execution," said Djoko Sarwoko.
The bombers have shown no regret for killing non-Muslims and have promised "retribution" if they are executed.
In the past few months Indonesia has moved away from the global trend towards abolition of the death penalty and has stepped up the number of executions. Up until June 2008, Indonesia had executed just 11 people in the last decade. The execution of the Bali bombers will bring the number of executions in the last six months to 10. At least a further 107 people are believed to be on death row.
In view of a possible backslash, the Australian government and Indonesian authorities are taking extra security precautions as the execution of the three Bali bombers appears to be imminent. - AFP
Amrozi bin H Nurhasyim, his brother Ali Ghufron and Imam Samudera, were sentenced to death by the Denpasar District Court in 2003. They were convicted for their part in three bombs which exploded in two nightclubs on the Indonesian island on 12 October 2002. The majority of the dead and injured were tourists.
Sometime in November, officials from the Indonesian government will take the three men from their cells in Nusakambangan prison, to a field, where they will be blindfolded, placed before a firing squad and shot through the heart.
A last-minute legal challenge by the relatives of Imam Samudra, Amrozi Nurhasyim and Ali Ghufron "will not change or delay the execution," said Djoko Sarwoko.
The bombers have shown no regret for killing non-Muslims and have promised "retribution" if they are executed.
In the past few months Indonesia has moved away from the global trend towards abolition of the death penalty and has stepped up the number of executions. Up until June 2008, Indonesia had executed just 11 people in the last decade. The execution of the Bali bombers will bring the number of executions in the last six months to 10. At least a further 107 people are believed to be on death row.
In view of a possible backslash, the Australian government and Indonesian authorities are taking extra security precautions as the execution of the three Bali bombers appears to be imminent. - AFP
