Capital punishment appeal by Bali terrorist rejected by Supreme Court
Jakarta (AsiaNews) - Capital punishment is certain for Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, after Indonesia's Supreme Court firmly rejected the Muslim militant's official appeal to the death sentence.
Amrozi bin Nurhasyim had admitted to being a member of a bomb killing squad that ripped through Bali's nightclub district last October.
Pri Pambudi Teguh, a spokesman for the Supreme Court, said a three-judge panel threw out Amrozi's appeal. "The accused's objections were not backed by judicial facts," he told journalists this Wednesday morning while reading a copy of the verdict.
Mr. Mahendradatta, a lawyer for the Muslim militant, said he had yet to be informed of the verdict. However, he said a Muslim team of legal advisers would soon file a judicial review of the case with the Supreme Court. But, some political law analysts are skeptical, as the process is expected to take months or even years to conclude.
Amrozi is one of three militants sentenced to die for planning and carrying out the Oct. 12 2002 Bali attack that left 202 dead, most of whom were foreigners tourists on the island. The two others, one of which is Amrozi's 43 year-old brother, Mukhlas, have also filed appeals to the Supreme Court. Twenty six others have been sentenced from 3 years to life in prison in connection with the attack blamed on the al-Qaida linked terrorist group, Jemaah Islamiyah.
While on death row, Mukhlas, has written four books. One of the books, The Bali Bomb Jihad: My Defence, defends the bombing, but no publisher is willing to print to. Mukhlas is a senior figure in the Jemaah Islamiyah regional terror network. (MH)
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