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Bali bombers' prison sentences reduced
Ten militants jailed for suicide bombings on Bali that killed more than 220 people - many of them foreign tourists - received sentence reductions Friday to mark Indonesia's Independence Day.It is a local tradition to cut jail terms on holidays, but the decision was likely to anger countries that lost citizens in the 2002 and 2005 attacks on the resort island's crowded nightclubs andrestaurants. Those who benefited from Friday's remissions were found guilty of everything from helping plan the bombings, to sheltering the main suspects, to setting up a Web site on how to kill foreigners. Six men involved in the Oct. 12, 2002, terror strikes that claimed 202 lives - 88 of them Australians - had their sentences cut by five months, said Ilham Djaya, the chief warden at Bali's main prison, citing good behavior. Four others convicted for the 2005 attacks that left 20 people dead received two month remissions, he said. Justice and Human Rights Minister Andi Matalatta said about 64,000 prisoners had their sentences cut Friday, most by a few months, and of those some 6,600 were freed.(***) Posted by: classer 2007-08-17 |
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