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| Bali bomb-maker jailed for life |
| 2004-01-29 |
| An Islamic militant has been jailed for life for helping to make the bombs used in the October 2002 Bali attacks. Sarjiyo, also known as Sawad, had faced the death penalty, but received a lesser sentence as he was not directly involved in the attack. He helped make the bomb, how is that not direct? Sarjiyo, a 32-year-old Christian convert to Islam, is the third man to be jailed for life over the attacks, which have been blamed on the militant Islamic network Jemaah Islamiah, which is linked to al-Qaeda. Like I’m linked to my mother. "I wish to appeal," Sarjiyo declared as the verdict was read out. The judges found him guilty of mixing the chemicals used in the attack on the Sari Club - the deadliest of the two attacks. He also helped pack the explosives into the back of the van used in the attack. "The defendant has shown no remorse. The chemicals that he prepared were used to build the bomb that killed hundreds of people and devastated Bali," said Judge Arif Supratman. Yup, he should be counting muzzle blasts. Although most of the group that planned and carried out the Bali bombings have been arrested, two key suspects - the suspected bomb makers Dr Azahari Husin and Dulmatin - remain at large. They have also been implicated in last August’s bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Jakarta in which 12 people died. They’ve been out of sight for a long time now. Wonder where they’ll pop up? |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #2 Yup, he should be counting muzzle blasts. Maybe not . . . Have you considered that you are talking about an Indonesian prison? There are far more terrible things than death, and a life sentence in an Indonesian prison might just qualify. |
| Posted by: cingold 2004-1-29 12:44:09 PM |
| #1 I guess he's just the local bombmaker, selling dozens of bombs out of his store every day. He shouldn't be held as "direcly responsible". Just a small businessman trying to make a killing in the bomb-manufacturing business. See also: the butcher, the baker, and the candle-stick maker. /sarcasm |
| Posted by: Unmutual 2004-1-29 10:23:10 AM |