இந்துக்களை கொன்றவர்களுக்கு ரம்ஜான் சிறப்பு விடுதலை

பாலித்தீவில் இந்துக்கள் மீதும் அங்கு சுற்றுலாவுக்கு வந்தவர்கள் மீதும் குண்டு வைத்து கொன்ற பயங்கரவாதிகளுக்கு ரம்ஜான் சிறப்பு தள்ளுபடியாக தண்டனைகள் குறைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.

Bali bombers to receive prison cuts
October 02, 2007 12:00am

TEN terrorists involved in the first and second Bali bombings will probably get their sentences cut to celebrate the end of Ramadan.

As victims and families gathered in Bali late yesterday to commemorate the anniversary of the 2005 Bali blasts, the list of radicals responsible for the carnage, and who would get remissions, was being made public.

The announcement comes as an insensitive blow to families of those killed and injured in both attacks.

And it came on the same day as a solemn ceremony was held in the grounds of the Australian consulate in Bali to remember the lives of the 20 people who died in the October 1, 2005 bombings. Four Australians were among those killed.

And in a further blow, it appears likely, depending on the calendar, that the remissions will become effective on October 12 -- the fifth anniversary of the first Bali bombing and the day of Eidul Fitri, or the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

Kerobokan Jail boss Ilham Djaya said yesterday he had recommended that all 10 terrorists in his jail, convicted over their roles in the first and second bombings, be given Eidul Fitri remissions of one month to one month and 15 days.

All 10 radicals also received remissions in August to celebrate Indonesia's Independence Day.

The controversial remissions are awarded for good behaviour and humanitarian acts such as blood donations, and take the place of parole systems. There is no provision for parole under Indonesia's sentencing regime.

It also comes as another six members of radical group Jemaah Islamiah, blamed for all recent terror bombings in Indonesia, yesterday faced court in Jakarta for the first time, under terror laws which carry the maximum death penalty. Prosecutors alleged they had helped terrorists and terrorist activities.

In Central Jakarta District Court, it was alleged they were involved in military training and had earmarked police intelligence officers, who were involved in arresting JI members, for assassination along with foreign and local missionaries.

Four men, convicted over their role in the October 2005 bombing -- Abdul Aziz, Anif Solchannudin, Mochammad Cholily and Dwi Widiarto, alias Wiwid -- have been recommended to get sentence cuts of one month. All got a two-month cut in August as well.

Cholily was tutored in bomb construction by JI bomb expert Dr Azahari Husin. Aziz and Wiwid were involved in helping make a jihadist website, while Solchannudin had offered to become a suicide bomber before backing out.

Another six men convicted over their roles in the lead up to the October 12, 2002 nightclub attacks in Kuta, which left 202 people dead, have been recommended to get cuts of one month and 15 days each. All six were awarded five-month cuts in August as well.

They are Achmad Roichan, Abdul Rauf, Junaedi, Andi Hidayat, Andri Octavia and Maskyur Abdul Kadir.