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| Bali Bombers ready to die, says Lawyer |
| 2007-09-16 |
A LAWYER for the three Bali bombers on death row in Indonesia says they are ready to die after signing a last statement reportedly vowing their deaths will lead to "hell for infidels". The three were convicted over the nightclub bombings in 2002 that killed 202 people, including 88 Australians. The attacks were blamed on the Jemaah Islamiah network linked to al-Qaeda. Indonesia's Supreme Court last month rejected an appeal from the men - Amrozi, Imam Samudra and Ali Gufron-- and their lawyer, Achmad Michdan, said they were now ready to die. "They are all ready should their executions have to be carried out. They said they are even looking forward to their executions," he said. He said they had signed a joint final statement but declined to give details. But the Koran Tempo newspaper said it had obtained a copy of the statement. "If we are executed, then the jets and drops of our blood will, God willing, become a ray of light for Muslims and become hell for infidels and hypocrites," it said, according to the paper. Indonesian courts have issued three death sentences, two life sentences and more than 30 other long jail terms for people involved in the Bali attacks. |
| Posted by:Oztralian |
| #3 They'll probably join Bashir instead of Bashir joining them. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-09-16 19:28 |
| #2 a Ramadingdong commutation - for good behavior |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-09-16 18:42 |
| #1 Good. So what are we waiting for? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-09-16 18:20 |