October 01, 2008
THREE death row Bali bombers today vowed there would be retribution if their executions went ahead.
Amrozi, who played a lead role in the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, including 88 Australians, also said he would carry out another bombing if given the chance.
His comments came as people gathered in Bali to mark the third anniversary of the second bombings in 2005 that killed 20 people, including four Australians.
Amrozi remained defiant today, as he and his co-accused - his brother Mukhlas and Imam Samudra - were allowed out of their cells at their island prison off Central Java to mark the Islamic holiday Idul Fitri.
“If it's true that there will be an execution, then all the people committing the execution will be condemned to die by god,” Amrozi said at the jail on Nusakambangan Island.
“Is anyone ready to die? Only god knows about that.
“If it's true that later on I will be executed, certainly there will be someone who will take revenge. I don't have to say who will take revenge.”
Mukhlas also said “all the executors”, including President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, would pay if the three bombers were put before a firing squad.
“Execution is the biggest criminal act (possible), especially when it is applied to warriors like us,” he said.
“All those who are involved in the execution will be condemned by god,” he ranted, adding shouts of “god is great”.
“The followers will take revenge actions, other warriors. If anyone kills us then there will be a (sic) revenge from all over the place.
“I've never regretted these bombings ... I will not ask for forgiveness from those infidels.”
The three bombers last week reportedly said they were confident they would not be put to death this year.
The Indonesian government halted plans for their executions out of respect for the holy Islamic fasting month, but is expected to resume preparations shortly.
The three men have exhausted all legitimate legal options.
However, their lawyers have launched yet another action in Indonesia's Constitutional Court, arguing that execution by firing squad amounts to torture because they might not die immediately.
THREE death row Bali bombers today vowed there would be retribution if their executions went ahead.
Amrozi, who played a lead role in the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, including 88 Australians, also said he would carry out another bombing if given the chance.
His comments came as people gathered in Bali to mark the third anniversary of the second bombings in 2005 that killed 20 people, including four Australians.
Amrozi remained defiant today, as he and his co-accused - his brother Mukhlas and Imam Samudra - were allowed out of their cells at their island prison off Central Java to mark the Islamic holiday Idul Fitri.
“If it's true that there will be an execution, then all the people committing the execution will be condemned to die by god,” Amrozi said at the jail on Nusakambangan Island.
“Is anyone ready to die? Only god knows about that.
“If it's true that later on I will be executed, certainly there will be someone who will take revenge. I don't have to say who will take revenge.”
Mukhlas also said “all the executors”, including President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, would pay if the three bombers were put before a firing squad.
“Execution is the biggest criminal act (possible), especially when it is applied to warriors like us,” he said.
“All those who are involved in the execution will be condemned by god,” he ranted, adding shouts of “god is great”.
“The followers will take revenge actions, other warriors. If anyone kills us then there will be a (sic) revenge from all over the place.
“I've never regretted these bombings ... I will not ask for forgiveness from those infidels.”
The three bombers last week reportedly said they were confident they would not be put to death this year.
The Indonesian government halted plans for their executions out of respect for the holy Islamic fasting month, but is expected to resume preparations shortly.
The three men have exhausted all legitimate legal options.
However, their lawyers have launched yet another action in Indonesia's Constitutional Court, arguing that execution by firing squad amounts to torture because they might not die immediately.
Source: The Australian
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