Indonesia to announce Bali bombers' execution date
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Indonesia will announce a date next week for the execution of the three Islamists on death row for the Bali bombings, an official said.
"The date and day of the execution of the three bombers will be announced next Friday by the attorney-general," a spokesman for the attorney-general's office said.
"We will make some preparations and coordination with the firing squad and other related parties like prison officials," Jasman Simanjuntak said.
The men - Amrozi, Imam Samudra and Ali Ghufron - were convicted and sentenced to death in 2003 over the coordinated bombings of nightspots at the resort island of Bali which killed 202 people, 88 of them Australians.
But their execution has been repeatedly delayed due to a series of failed appeals and most recently for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which ended earlier this month.
Simanjuntak said the bombers would be executed by a firing squad despite their petition to the Constitutional Court against the method, which they say is a form of torture.
The bombers have shown no regret for killing non-Muslims and have promised "retribution" if they are executed.
Executions in Indonesia are usually carried out at night in undisclosed locations. The prisoner is notified at least 72 hours in advance.
- AFP
