Bali bombers to be executed in early Nov

Three Islamic militants will be shot dead on their prison island early next month
for their roles in the 2002 Bali bombings.
The bombers will be put to death in "early November" on Nusakambangan Island, off
Central Java, where their high-security jail is located, a spokesman for Indonesia's
Attorney General's office says.
He also indicated that the Attorney General did not believe there were valid grounds
for any further legal appeals by Amrozi, his brother Mukhlas and Imam Samudra.
"Indonesia's Attorney General is stating that the legal efforts in the terrorism
criminal case, on behalf of the defendant Amrozi ... and his friends, has been
final," spokesman Jasman Pandjaitan said.
"The plan for the death executions ... will be implemented in early November 2008."
He added: "Based on the letter from the minister of law and human rights ... the
execution for the death convicted, Imam Samudra and his friends, will be located in
Nusakambangan, Cilacap District, by the execution team."
The three men were sentenced to die for playing lead roles in the 2002 Bali
nightclub bombings, which killed 202 people including 88 Australians.
They claim they are ready to die, but that others will take revenge if their
executions are carried out.
Meanwhile, their defence lawyers continue to plan ways to stall the executions.
On Thursday, defence lawyer Achmad Kholid said a new appeal against the death
sentences would be lodged by the bombers' families, possibly as soon as next week.
But that now seems like a futile exercise, given the position of the Attorney
General that legal efforts in the case are "final".
Earlier this week, Indonesia's Constitutional Court rejected a side challenge by the
bombers, who claimed that death by firing squad was unconstitutional and amounted to
torture.
They said it was cruel and inhumane because they may not die immediately.
But the court reaffirmed the method of execution used in Indonesia, saying no
execution method could be guaranteed to be pain-free.