The delays of the executions is not Mukhlas' wish, but it is the wish of his lawyer, who according to me, is running a secular legal process which is hated by Mukhlas himself.
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Associated Press reporter Irwan Firdaus (C) is prevented by Indonesian hardliner Muslims from getting too close to Amrozi and Mukhlas' mother's house during the arrival of the bodies of the two Bali bombers at Tenggulun village near Lamongan, East Java province November 9, 2008. The three men from the militant group Jemaah Islamiah -- Imam Samudra, 38, Mukhlas, 48, and Amrozi, 46 -- were executed by firing squad on Nusakambangan island in central Java shortly after midnight, the attorney-general's office said. The bombers' bodies were flown from the prison by helicopter to their home towns -- brothers Mukhlas and Amrozi to Tenggulun in Lamongan, East Java, and Samudra to Serang in West Java. Indonesia hardliner Muslims tried to prevent journalists from covering the burial of Bali bombers Amrozi and Ali Gufron alias Mukhlas, a Reuters photographer said.
The family of the two convicted 2002 Bali bombers remove one of the bodies from a helicopter in Tenggulun on November 9, 2008. Three Indonesian Islamists were executed by firing squad early November 9, 2008 for the Bali bombings which killed 202 people, sparking calls for revenge from their radical supporters. Indonesia stepped up security at tourist spots and embassies following the executions of Amrozi, 47, his brother Mukhlas, 48, and ringleader Imam Samudra, 38, which sparked brief clashes between police and hundreds of mourners. Grief and religious fervour boiled over into calls for revenge as two brothers executed for their role in the 2002 Bali attacks were buried amid tight security.
The family of the two convicted 2002 Bali bombers remove one of the bodies from a helicopter in Tenggulun on November 9, 2008. Three Indonesian Islamists were executed by firing squad early November 9, 2008 for the Bali bombings which killed 202 people, sparking calls for revenge from their radical supporters. Indonesia stepped up security at tourist spots and embassies following the executions of Amrozi, 47, his brother Mukhlas, 48, and ringleader Imam Samudra, 38, which sparked brief clashes between police and hundreds of mourners. Grief and religious fervour boiled over into calls for revenge as two brothers executed for their role in the 2002 Bali attacks were buried amid tight security.
A supporter of Amrozi and Mukhlas cries during their funerals in Tenggulun on November 9, 2008. Three Indonesian Islamists were executed by firing squad early November 9, 2008 for the Bali bombings which killed 202 people, sparking calls for revenge from their radical supporters. Indonesia stepped up security at tourist spots and embassies following the executions of Amrozi, 47, his brother Mukhlas, 48, and ringleader Imam Samudra, 38, which sparked brief clashes between police and hundreds of mourners. Grief and religious fervour boiled over into calls for revenge as two brothers executed for their role in the 2002 Bali attacks were buried amid tight security.
Supporters of Amrozi and Mukhlas look at three birds flying in the sky referring to the three executed convicted Bali bombers during their funerals in Tenggulun on November 9, 2008. Three Indonesian Islamists were executed by firing squad early November 9, 2008 for the Bali bombings which killed 202 people, sparking calls for revenge from their radical supporters. Indonesia stepped up security at tourist spots and embassies following the executions of Amrozi, 47, his brother Mukhlas, 48, and ringleader Imam Samudra, 38, which sparked brief clashes between police and hundreds of mourners. Grief and religious fervour boiled over into calls for revenge as two brothers executed for their role in the 2002 Bali attacks were buried amid tight security.
Supporters of Amrozi and Mukhlas cry as three birds fly in the sky referring to the three executed convicted Bali bombers during their funerals in Tenggulun on November 9, 2008. Three Indonesian Islamists were executed by firing squad early November 9, 2008 for the Bali bombings which killed 202 people, sparking calls for revenge from their radical supporters. Indonesia stepped up security at tourist spots and embassies following the executions of Amrozi, 47, his brother Mukhlas, 48, and ringleader Imam Samudra, 38, which sparked brief clashes between police and hundreds of mourners. Grief and religious fervour boiled over into calls for revenge as two brothers executed for their role in the 2002 Bali attacks were buried amid tight security.
Indonesian Mobile Brigade Policemen clash with supporters shortly before the funeral of the bodies of Amrozi and Mukhlas in Tenggulun on November 9, 2008. Grief and religious fervour boiled over into calls for revenge here as two brothers executed for their role in the 2002 Bali attacks were buried amid tight security. A crowd of about 500 supporters briefly clashed with police near the family home of 47-year-old Amrozi -- dubbed the "smiling assassin" for his disturbing grin -- and Mukhlas, 48, as their bodies arrived in their east Java village.
The delays of the executions is not Mukhlas' wish, but it is the wish of his lawyer, who according to me, is running a secular legal process which is hated by Mukhlas himself.
I think they will be treated as martyrs, I think there will be massive crowds, particularly in Lamongan in East Java where Mukhlas and Amrozi are from
We write to urge you to commute the death sentences of Amrozi bin H. Nurhasyim, Ali Ghufron (aka Mukhlas), and Imam Samudera, three men who are facing imminent execution
This is not the families' last visit because next week there will be visits from Mukhlas' wife and his children, who are still in Malaysia
My mother said, 'if you can, give support to Mukhlas and Amrozi, or if you can, just bring them home'