Three militants in death row for their roles in the 2002
bombings on Indonesia's resort island of Bali have filed an
official letter demanding another review into their case, local
press said Wednesday.
Achmad Michdan, a lawyer for the trio, said the defense team
would not consider appealing for presidential clemency because they
believed there were many irregularities in the case review,
reported English-language newspaper The Jakarta Post.
The Supreme Court in the last case review has recently decided
to uphold the death sentence against the bombers -- Amrozi, Imam
Samudra and Ali Gufron -- who are convicted of leading roles in the
bombings that killed 202 people.
A condemned inmate in Indonesia can avoid execution if the
president grants a clemency.
"The case review should be re-examined because it was
procedurally incorrect," Achmad was quoted as saying.
"First, there was only one session held to examine three case
review appeals.
"Second, the session was held without the attendance of the
defendants. That was really inappropriate" he said.
The official ruling letter was sent to the Denpasar Prosecutors'
Office on Dec. 19, 2007.
The convicted bombers now have one month to seek presidential
clemency after being officially notified by the Denpasar
Prosecutors' Office about the rejection of their final appeal.
If after one month they fail to request presidential clemency,
their execution would be immediately carried out by the firing
squad.
(Xinhua News Agency December 26, 2007)
