UNREPENTANT Bali bomber Imam Samudra has warned he will continue to wage jihad if a recent constitutional court decision means he is set free. Vowing to carry out more bombings against "unbelievers", Samudra said: "I want to continue my Jihad Fie Sabililah (violent holy struggle). "I want to go to Moro (in the Philippines). I want to go to Afghanistan. I want to go to Israel to kill Sharon."
| "I wanna kill! Kill! KILL!" |
Speaking from his death-row cell in Bali's Kerobokan prison, Samudra vowed to kill again. "If I get the death penalty, I will die a martyr's death. If I'm free, I'll bomb again. You got it?"
| "Otherwise, I'll count muzzle blasts..." |
The 33-year-old field commander of the Bali bombings that killed 202, including 88 Australians, said he would "slaughter Bush" if a recent change in Indonesian legislation meant he was released from custody. Last month, Indonesia's constitutional court ruled that the anti-terrorism law under which the Bali bombers were sentenced breached the constitution. It has since been erased from the statute books.
| Now they just have to figure if there are any laws on the Indonesian books against killing 202 people... |
The court's decision gives the bombers the chance to have their convictions overturned. The court ruled that as Anti-Terrorism Law Number 16 was brought in after the attacks took place, it could not be applied to the Bali bombing case as Indonesia's constitution prohibits prosecution using retroactive laws. |