INDONESIA: BALI BOMBERS FACE EXECUTION AFTER LOSING APPEAL

Indonesia's Supreme Court dismissed the final appeal by three militants convicted of the 2002 Bali bombings, thereby clearing the way for their execution. The three men, Amrozi, his brother Mukhlas and Imam Samudra can now be executed by firing squad at any time. They must ask Indonesia' president Bambang Susilo Yudhoyono for clemency if they want to avoid the death sentence. The Denpasar District Court in Bali reportedly received a letter from Indonesia's Supreme Court stating that the bombers' third attempt at a final appeal or judicial review had been rejected. The letter said there were no grounds for the second or third judicial review sought by the three bombers because Indonesia's criminal laws state that a judicial review can only be applied for once. The three were convicted of planning and carrying out the bombing which was the worst act of terrorism ever seen in Indonesia. Their family members are expected to receive 72 hours notice before the condemned men face a firing squad.