Police block gateway to Bali bombers' island prison

Agus Maryono ,  The Jakarta Post ,  Cilacap, Central Java   |  Mon, 11/03/2008 12:41 PM  |  National

Local police have blocked access to Wijayapura seaport, the only gateway to the Nusakambangan island prison in Cilacap, Central Java, raising speculation that the Bali bombers' execution may have already taken place or will do so by tonight.

Police cleared the port area and strung barbed wire across entry points. Dozens of armed personnel and hundreds of other, unarmed guards are posted at the docks.

The unprecedented development raised speculation that Amrozi, 47, Mukhlas, 48, and Imam Samudra, 38, may have been executed or that their execution may take place Monday night.

A source inside the police told The Jakarta Post on Monday the execution by firing squad had already been scheduled. "It's going to be one of these nights."

Journalists, who have been waiting at the docks for days now, were told not to enter the port

Earlier in the day the prisoners' families and lawyers were denied entry to the prison. Police told them they did not have permission from the District Attorney's Office.

"We only want to visit them. It has nothing to do with the execution," said Ahmad Michdan, coordinator of the Muslim Defense Team (TPM) legal team representing the convicted bombers.

The Indonesian government has said executions would take place early November and the three convicted terrorists have exhausted their legal options to countermand the death sentence. (dre)
 

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Siti (not verified) — Fri, 11/07/2008 - 10:36am

I agree with Sidney. I am sad of how local newspaper in Indonesia publish them as hero or Mujahid and want to bury them in a special place in West Java. They don't deserve that since they bomb nearly 200 people and most of victim dying painfully.

TV should replay bali bombing again to remain us, Indonesian, that this bombing is cruel. Victim dying slowly and painfully and Amrozi CS request they didn't want to be shot death becaus they think it is painful. So Ironic

Indonesian, think and pretend that Amrozi Cs not muslim extremist with all attribut like beard, sorban, clothes like that and you will see the truth that Amrozi CS is cruel criminal. We should aware of people like them in our neighbourhood

Enzo (not verified) — Mon, 11/03/2008 - 8:51pm

Is anybody feeling sorry for those thugs??? Taking a human life gratuitously strips you of your basic human rights... it's a shame the law gave you so many options to save your skin. Good ridance and may your virgins be old and ugly !!!

Sidney (not verified) — Mon, 11/03/2008 - 8:36pm

Im scared this execution will bring more terrorism in Indonesia but im also scared if they are left alive they shall mastermind more terorist acts from their cells or even escape.....

One thing for sure, they are not sorry for what they did and so i am happy their appeal for a 'more humane' method of exectution was rejected.....they should really die in the often slow and painful way so many of their victims did !!!

Any one who kills innocent people in 'the name of their religion' is not worthy of having a religion and does not truly believe in it....

We maybe of different gender, race, culture but we are all human beings and should respect each other for our differences, not slaughter each other

These guys will not find their 'paradise'; im sure Allah has more sense than that!!

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