2002இல் பாலித்தீவில் இந்துக்களை சரமாரியாக கொன்ற இஸ்லாமிய பயங்கரவாதிகளுக்கு இஸ்லாமிய இமாம்கள் ஆசீர்வாதம்

2002இல் பாலித்தீவில் இந்துக்களை சரமாரியாக கொன்ற இஸ்லாமிய பயங்கரவாதிகளுக்கு இஸ்லாமிய இமாம்கள் ஆசீர்வாதம் அளித்து, மேன்மேலும் ஆஸ்திரேலியாவையும் தாக்கவேண்டும் என்று அறிவுரை அளித்தனர்

Bali bomber warns of terror doom for AustraliaBy Cindy Wockner in Bali and Michelle Cazzulino
December 17, 2007 12:00am
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IN a visit sure to anger the families of those killed in the 2002 Bali bombings, radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has been allowed to see the three death-row bombers in jail to offer them guidance.

Himself convicted then acquitted of his role in the murderous nightclub attacks which killed 202 people, including 88 Australians, Bashir told the terrorists that they must be patient and not weak, and that they were mujahidin (holy warriors).

Also alleged to have been the spiritual leader of terror group Jemaah Islamiyah, questions are being asked why authorities allowed the 69-year-old to visit his one-time protege at Nusakambangan, an island prison complex off the southern coast of Java.

Bashir was among a group of Islamic preachers, family members and lawyers who visited the so-called smiling assassin Amrozi, his older brother Mukhlas and Imam Samudra on Saturday.

Before going into the jail, Bashir warned of a "big disaster" for Indonesia if the three were executed for their crimes, admitting their methods in defending Islam were wrong.

"It is true they were defending Muslims but their methods were wrong. That is why they are now fasting to pay for the loss of innocent lives," he said.

Bashir also delivered a sermon to the group, during which some family members are reported to have cried. He asked them to be patient in the test they were facing.

"Convince yourself that you are a mujahidin. A mujahidin cannot be weak, sad and show grief and have to be patient," he told the men.

He also said the Indonesian Government should review the convictions and death penalties of the trio.

The men themselves, who have never expressed any remorse for their crimes except to say they are sorry that fellow Muslims died in the bombings, warned of doom for Australia.

"Not long now Australia will go down. Its world will go down, the people will go down and doom on their Armageddon," Samudra said in English.

"Specially for you Australia. Tell to your Minister, if you kafir did not convert to Islam then you will go to hell. Take America for example. Now their condition is worse than Russia."

Perth man Peter Hughes, who survived the bombings with burns to more than half of his body, yesterday slammed the decision to allow the prison visit. "It's corruption at its worst," Mr Hughes said.

"Bashir needs to be kept quiet. Our Government needs to step in and tell the Indonesians this isn't acceptable."

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