Jakarta, Sept 25: Convicted Bali bomber Ali Imron will not appeal a life sentence handed to him last week to show he truly regrets his actions, one of his lawyers said today. "He fears that if he appeals, his remorse will be considered make-believe," Muhammad Yasin told reporters.
"He accepts the verdict whole-heartedly," said Yasin.
Judges on the resort island of Bali last week found Imron, 33, guilty of a major role in the October 12 bomb attacks on two nightclubs on Bali's Kuta tourist strip that killed 202 people, mostly western holiday-makers. Two other key Bali bombers, including Imron's older brother Amrozi, have been sentenced to death for their part in the blasts.
Imron has admitted to driving an explosives-laden van near to the Sari Club before another man took over, and admitted he had taught a suicide bomber how to detonate an explosives-stuffed vest. While the judges said Imron had committed a "crime against humanity," they also said he felt guilt and had honestly expressed regrets.
"I am guilty and I can only seek forgiveness from my family, my friends, the family of victims and the victims," Imron said during the trial.
He said the bombings targeted America and its allies, which he called "the international terrorists”.
Imron, who learned warfare skills in Afghanistan, told the court that his action was a mistake and repeatedly apologised to his victims. Bureau Report