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Bali bomb mastermind loses appeal against death sentence
Denpasar, Nov 17: The man who masterminded the Bali bombings has lost his appeal against a death sentence, a court official said today.
Denpasar, Nov 17: The man who masterminded the Bali bombings has lost his appeal against a death sentence, a court official said today.
Imam Samudra is the second key bomber on death row to have his appeal rejected, after Amrozi.
The Bali High Court has rejected the appeals of Samudra and of several others who sought lower prison terms, its chief I made Tara was quoted by the state Antara news agency as saying.
Samudra's lawyer Wirawan Adnan told news ageencies that he had not been notified of the high court's ruling but was not surprised. He declined comment on whether Samudra will now appeal to the country's Supreme Court, as Amrozi has done.
Investigators believe Samudra is a leading member of the al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terror network, which staged the attack on two crowded nightclubs to avenge western oppression of Muslims worldwide.
The bombings on October 12, 2002, killed 202 people -- mostly western holiday makers.
The Afghanistan-trained Samudra had once said he would welcome death as bringing him closer to god. Executions are by firing squad.
But when he was sentenced by the district court on September 10, defence lawyers said he would appeal because he should have been tried under Islamic law.
Bureau Report
The Bali High Court has rejected the appeals of Samudra and of several others who sought lower prison terms, its chief I made Tara was quoted by the state Antara news agency as saying.
Samudra's lawyer Wirawan Adnan told news ageencies that he had not been notified of the high court's ruling but was not surprised. He declined comment on whether Samudra will now appeal to the country's Supreme Court, as Amrozi has done.
Investigators believe Samudra is a leading member of the al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terror network, which staged the attack on two crowded nightclubs to avenge western oppression of Muslims worldwide.
The bombings on October 12, 2002, killed 202 people -- mostly western holiday makers.
The Afghanistan-trained Samudra had once said he would welcome death as bringing him closer to god. Executions are by firing squad.
But when he was sentenced by the district court on September 10, defence lawyers said he would appeal because he should have been tried under Islamic law.
Bureau Report