Posted on 08/03/2006 6:51:21 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
THE Bali bombers responsible for killing 88 Australians could have less than three weeks to live.
The three killers -- Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, Imam Samudra and Ali Gufron -- will be shot at dawn on August 22, barring any 11th-hour appeals.
Relatives of the men were told of the execution date last week.
The evil trio will be taken from their cells on the island jail of Nusakambangan, off the south coast of Java, and driven to the nearby beach where they will be blindfolded and shot.
Amrozi, 43, dubbed the smiling assassin, Samudra, 36, and Gufron, 46, also known as Mukhlas, have refused calls by their lawyers to lodge final appeals, saying they want to die as martyrs.
But lawyers are still threatening to file an appeal for a judicial review, claiming the anti-terrorism laws under which the men were prosecuted should not be applied retrospectively.
Relatives of the Australian victims are hoping the August 22 executions proceed.
"The fact they are being executed is fantastic. They have nothing to add to humanity, they are just evil people," said Garth O'Donnell, whose sister Amber was killed in the Sari Club attack.
"They deserve it. They are willing to go out and kill other innocent people.
"The executions won't help my family in any way. It doesn't bring my sister back, but I suppose it is some closure."
The Federal Government will not oppose the executions despite having a philosophical objection to the death penalty.
"The Bali bombers were tried and convicted by Indonesian courts and found guilty of the most heinous of crimes," a spokesman for Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer said.
"They have shown no remorse for their actions, which led to the deaths of 202 people, including 88 Australians in Bali.
"The Australian Government has not protested to the Indonesian Government over its imposition of the maximum sentence under Indonesian law and does not intend to do so."
The three condemned men are among more than 30 people convicted over the October 12, 2002 nightclub bombings that were carried out by Jemaah Islamiah, a terrorist group linked to al-Qaida.
Another three bombings were carried out in Bali last October and security authorities will be on alert as the anniversary approaches again.
An Australian Government source said the lead-up to the executions was being monitored closely, but conceded they may yet be delayed by a judicial review before Indonesia's Supreme Court.
Lawyer Wiranan Adnan has threatened to ask for a review despite the killers' refusal to seek presidential clemency.
Mr Adnan has also threatened to sue the Indonesian Government if the men are executed before an appeal is held.
The men were convicted under terrorism laws established after the 2002 attacks and Indonesia's constitution does not allow retrospective prosecutions.
An earlier appeal against the conviction was dismissed by the Supreme Court.
Prosecutors asked relatives of the men in April whether they planned to seek mercy but the families said they did not.
Those families were handed letters last week setting August 22 as the execution date.
They should kill them in the jail. Driving them to the beach seems pretty risky.
Can we get there justice system here?
Firing Squad, even. WTG Indonesia!
Not to mention the paper calling them EVIL. I love it. The new york times only calls republicans that.
..I think 24 hours of mandatory torture by the victims families before being shot would be quite fair.....
Put it on pay per view and I'll make the popcorn.
Forget a firing squad. I'm old enough to remember lawn darts.
If I get concession rights, I'm rooting for a lawn dart execution of this human offal.
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Funny how with few exceptions, we're in the same company as every barbaric nation on Earth.
The same day Iran says they will have a hugh announcement?
Could be series, but I'll keep clam.
Yes. Get on with it....
But......
Dip the bullets in pig fat.....go one step further and smear the bodies with pig fat....
Then they can forget martyrdom and the "72" muslime whores virgins.
Gut shoot all of em and let em bleed out.
I am assuming you are against the death penalty by your post. As a pro life conservative I can understand your view. I have wavered a few times but have settled on the fact that some Evil People just need to go. Unlike most of those "barbaric nations" we dont kill people who speak out against the government or refuse to be raped by their uncle. We save it for the very few who are found guilty by their peers in a Capital offense. Even then they spend another 10-20 waiting and having every legal option played out.
I say that clemency should be given to these terrorists by moving the execution up 18 days. Removes the worry factor for them.
Hmmm. Japan and Taiwan are kind of a surprise, but what really constitutes a "barbaric nation"? I don't recall Amnesty International-types peacefully protesting Bahrain and Egypt...
.................Funny how with few exceptions, we're in the same company as every barbaric nation on Earth............
And, in Martha Stewart speak, "And that's a good thing!"
A four year delay between the crime and the execution?
Way too long, but much better than than the 20 year average in the US.
Just a shame they'll only be shot once. They do have two kneecaps, you know.
.................Funny how with few exceptions, we're in the same company as every barbaric nation on Earth............
And, in Martha Stewart speak, "And that's a good thing!"
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