One of the three bombers wanting to be beheaded.
Bali bombers ask for beheading
The three Bali bombers on death row have requested that they are beheaded rather than shot, one of their lawyers has said.
Amrozi, Ali Ghufron alias Mukhlas and Imam Samudra narrowly avoided execution last month when their lawyers announced they would file an appeal over their death sentences, meted out for the 2002 attacks which left 202 people dead.
Lawyer Mahendradatta said the appeal, known formally as a demand for a case review, would be submitted to authorities within the next two weeks.
But he told reporters that another demand would be filed to the constitutional court, asking that they review the procedure of execution used for the men if their sentences are fulfilled.
Executions in Indonesia are carried out by firing squad, typically at a secret time and location.
Mahendradatta said his clients believed execution by gunshot was “torture” and they “asked to be executed the Muslim way, by being beheaded”.
The lawyer also distributed copies of a handwritten letter from Imam Samudra, denying reported accusations that he has been coordinating terrorist networks from his cell.
In his letter, Samudra said that “the police are looking for a sensation because they failed to catch Noordin M Top”.
Police have said that Samudra had been communicating via a smuggled laptop to other people while in jail. The laptop had been bought with money sent to one of the suspects in separate attacks in Bali in 2005.
But police have said there is no evidence he was involved in planning the 2005 triple suicide bombings, which left 20 bystanders dead.
Noordin, one of the top suspects for both sets of bombings, has repeatedly given Indonesian police the slip, but his partner-in-crime and compatriot Azahari Husin was killed by police at his hideout in November last year.
Wild Thing’s comment…..
I am just wondering if beheading would allow them to retain some honor related to their jihadist attack. The government must do its utmost to refuse them any honor and to send a message to anyone tempted to murder in the name of jihad.
Tie em naked to a tree and let a Jewish woman with a Red Rider BB gun pump about 1500 rounds into each of them. If they survive that, then behead them,………with safety scissors.
Billy
Billy now there is an idea.
These killers sure love to tell others what to do.I am so sick of these people. grrrr
Grease up that ammo with lard, bring out a pig and group execute them all by firing squad. Let Allah sort out which soul is the pig.
Jack, I like that…”let allah sort out which soul is the pig.”
i agree, forget this formality bs, just shoot him and be done with it. Short range with a small calibur pistol should suffice
Plastic bag over the head.
Tom Smith that is what they should do. Enough of their discussion with the prisoners about this. If I was in charge I would have just laughed them off then….K-POW!
razOr that photo almost looks like he has invisible one on his face now doesn’t it.
burn them at the stake.
Gregor, I’ll light the match for that!