http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22504148-12377,00.html
No intervention on Bali bombers - Downer September 29, 2007 AUSTRALIA will not appeal to Indonesia to stop the execution of three men convicted of playing key roles in the 2002 Bali bombings, Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer said today. Amnesty International has called on Australians to lobby Indonesian authorities to save the men, as part of its on-going campaign against capital punishment. Amrozi Nurhasyim, Ali Ghufron (alias Mukhlas) and Imam Samudera face imminent execution by firing squad for their involvement in the terrorist attacks that killed 202 people including 88 Australians. Mr Downer said despite Australia's opposition to capital punishment, the Government would not intervene. "The Australian Government won't be lobbying the Indonesian government to spare the lives of the Bali bombers," Mr Downer said in New York. "Although it is true that we do not support the death penalty, in this particular case these three people were responsible for the deaths of over 200 people including 88 Australians. "The sense of anger towards them knows no bounds." Mr Downer said the men were fully aware the punishment for murder in Indonesia was death. "They are Indonesian citizens and we certainly won't be intervening," he said. The three men were sentenced to death by the Denpasar District Court between August and October 2003. They were due to be executed in 2006, however their executions were halted after they applied for judicial review of their cases. The final requests for judicial review have now been rejected and the men face imminent execution. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
