November 02, 2008
FAMILY members of the Bali bombers are making their way to their Central Java prison, as their executions loom.
It's unclear exactly when the three Islamic militants - Imam Samudra, Amrozi and his brother Mukhlas will go before the firing squad, but the executions are imminent.
The three Islamic militants have been in isolation lock-down at Batu Prison on Nusakambangan Island, off Central Java, since Friday.
Security has been tightened across Indonesia in anticipation of the executions, with security personnel on alert from the island to other potential flashpoints across the country, including reportedly the Australian, British and US embassies.
The Islamic legal team representing the convicted terrorists is seeking clarification of their legal status, amid reports they have received formal notification their executions will be carried out within days.
They have requested a meeting with the bombers tomorrow.
On-line newspaper Kompas said relatives of the so-called smiling assassin Amrozi were also enroute to the prison island, leaving their village in East Java yesterday afternoon.
"The family left on the request of the Muslim legal team,'' said a relative, Khozin.
"We are hoping the family will meet if the executions are to really be carried out.''
Death row prisoners receive notification 72 hours before they are executed, although there is no requirement to inform their lawyers or families.
They are expected to be executed within days, possibly overnight.
The three men have publicly threatened that their executions will be avenged.
FAMILY members of the Bali bombers are making their way to their Central Java prison, as their executions loom.
It's unclear exactly when the three Islamic militants - Imam Samudra, Amrozi and his brother Mukhlas will go before the firing squad, but the executions are imminent.
The three Islamic militants have been in isolation lock-down at Batu Prison on Nusakambangan Island, off Central Java, since Friday.
Security has been tightened across Indonesia in anticipation of the executions, with security personnel on alert from the island to other potential flashpoints across the country, including reportedly the Australian, British and US embassies.
The Islamic legal team representing the convicted terrorists is seeking clarification of their legal status, amid reports they have received formal notification their executions will be carried out within days.
They have requested a meeting with the bombers tomorrow.
On-line newspaper Kompas said relatives of the so-called smiling assassin Amrozi were also enroute to the prison island, leaving their village in East Java yesterday afternoon.
"The family left on the request of the Muslim legal team,'' said a relative, Khozin.
"We are hoping the family will meet if the executions are to really be carried out.''
Death row prisoners receive notification 72 hours before they are executed, although there is no requirement to inform their lawyers or families.
They are expected to be executed within days, possibly overnight.
The three men have publicly threatened that their executions will be avenged.
Source: The Australain
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