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Imron was sentenced to life in prison for his part in the bombings while his older brothers Mukhlas and Amrosi, who maintain their radicalist hard line, were sentenced to death.
"I'm still thinking about that night and the victims," Imron told ABC Radio National during his first media interview for which he was allowed a brief release from jail.
"Why did I commit that act of violence, that act of terrorism?
"What harm did those victims do? The mistake we made was that all along our target had been the US Army and its allies that had been waging war against Muslims. It was wrong to attack civilians.
"It was the wrong kind of jihad."
Imron assembled the bomb, helped load it into a van and drove the van to outside the Sari Club which bore the brunt of the blast. He also taught the two suicide bombers how to trigger the explosions.
The convicted terrorist also told ABC that he helped make and delivered a bomb to Indonesia's US Consulate.
Imron, jailed in Jakarta, is now part of an Indonesian police taskforce, Detachment 88, formed to deter terrorist action by extremist groups in Indonesia.
"I help police because I know what the terrorists think," Imron said.
"I know where they will get their weapons and explosives... I know how to hide from the police on the run.
He said radicalism and terrorism can be reduced but not stopped.
"I think my friends and I in prison have a big role to play but we have no guarantee of success," Imron said.
"(These people) can't be stopped with words and messages from us. The only way to stop them is to arrest them. Being in jail can act as a catalyst to change their thinking but if they're outside jail they can't be stopped."
As Imron makes cassettes and writes letters which he sends to members of his community asking for an end to violence, his brother Mukhlas, in jail and awaiting execution, calls on the same groups to carry out violent Jihad.
Imron said he will wait and see which brother has a greater influence.
"I will continue to ask for forgiveness from the victims and their families, from anyone affected by violence in which I was involved. I will never stop asking for forgiveness," Imron said.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -
Supreme Court spokesman Nurhadi said Monday two separate panels of judges had ruled
against Ali Ghufron and Imam Samudra -
The court has announced earlier this month that it has also rejected an appeal by a third Bali bomber convict on death row, Amrozi Nurhasyim, on Aug. 30.
Lawyers for the three men, awaiting a firing squad for the twin nightclub attacks,
argued that the convictions were illegal because they were based on an anti-
``Their appeals were rejected,'' Nurhadi said, ``They will face capital punishment.''
Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, has been hit by a string of terrorist
attacks in recent years blamed on the al Qaida-
The three are among more than 30 people convicted in those blasts. They confessed to participating in the plot and initially accepted their death sentences, saying they wanted to die as martyrs.
But in July, they asked their lawyers to appeal, noting that the Constitutional Court
ruled in mid-
In the Antara report late Monday, Nurhadi did not explain why the Supreme Court had
allowed retroactive use of the anti-
It was not immediately clear whether the three convicts have any further legal options to fight their death sentence.
A LAWYER for three Muslim militants sentenced to death for their role in the deadly 2002 Bali bombings Wednesday complained that a rejection of their final appeals had not followed legal procedure.
Indonesia's Supreme Court announced this month that it had rejected demands for a case review for the three bombers, Amrozi, Ali Ghufron and Imam Samudra.
Such a demand was their final chance to make an appeal through the Indonesian legal system.
Only a presidential pardon can now prevent them facing a firing squad for their role in the bombings that killed 202 people.
"We are very disappointed with the Supreme Court. They announced the verdict on our demand for a case review but did not follow the due process of law," lawyer Achmad Michdan said.
Michdan said that the verdicts were announced during a press conference without going through the normal process of informing the defendants first.
He also complained that no hearings were held.
"In processing a case review, a (lower) court should open a hearing to examine new testimony and any new evidence presented, and then the court will make its recommendation to the Supreme Court," Michdan said.
"There has been so far no such hearing. Why are these cases, all concerning the ultimate penalty, be handled in such an untransparent manner?" Michdan asked.
He said that lawyers would seek that the demand be properly examined by the court but did not elaborate how they would do this.
The horrific 2002 Bali bombings killed mostly foreign holidaymakers and dragged the
Southeast Asian region into the so-
The attacks were blamed on the regional extremist network Jemaah Islamiyah, which
was then linked to Al-
The three bombers had been appealing on the grounds of a constitutional court ruling
that anti-
None of the trio has expressed remorse over the attacks.
A lawyer for the men said earlier this month that they were ready to die after signing a last statement reportedly vowing their deaths would lead to "hell for infidels".
Executions are typically carried out in secret in isolated locations in Indonesia, and are not announced ahead of time.
SURVIVORS of the Bali bombing have joined friends and relatives of victims in rejecting Amnesty International's call to spare the lives of three bombers.
The human rights group has called on Australians to write to the Indonesian authorities in a bid to avert the execution of Imam Samudra, Ali Ghufron and Amrozi bin Nurhasyim.
The three could soon face the firing squad after Indonesia's Supreme Court rejected their final appeals.
All three played key roles in the 2002 terrorist attacks on the resort island of Bali, which killed 202 people, including 88 Australians.
Melbourne woman Shelley Campbell, 30, who lost friends Belinda Allen and Amber O'Donnell in the Sari Club blast, was extremely upset upon hearing of Amnesty's plan and called it a joke.
"It just seems ridiculous," Ms Campbell said.
"Why would they reduce their sentence to spare their lives when they've killed 202 people in Bali, 2002?
"For Amnesty International to say 'we're going to try and reduce their punishment', you've got to be kidding me."
The survivor of the horrific blasts said it was hard enough to cope as the anniversary of the attack approached without having Amnesty make it more difficult.
Referring to the plight of the convicted drug traffickers incarcerated in Bali, known as the Bali Nine, Ms Campbell questioned Indonesia's legal system.
"Regardless of the culture in any country, you'd think that killing people was worse than bringing drugs into the country," Ms Campbell said.
"I love the Balinese and I love the country completely, but their culture just seems a little backwards to me.
"If you're going to have the death penalty . . . at least get the right crime to go with that punishment."
Duel premiership Kangaroos player Mick Martyn and former teammate Jason McCartney also survived the devastating blasts on October 12, 2002.
Although Martyn wanted to see the bombers sentenced appropriately, he said he was only too familiar with scenarios such as Amnesty's call for Australian support.
"At the end of the day you want justice to prevail," Martyn said. "But the way things are handled in different countries, it often tends to stretch out quite a bit."
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 -
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 -
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-
They are Achmad Roichan, Abdul Rauf, Junaedi, Andi Hidayat, Andri Octavia and Maskyur Abdul Kadir.
AUSTRALIAN Bali bombing victims have called for Indonesia to exercise compassion as they commemorate the anniversaries of the murderous attacks.
Survivors say they are still struggling with the emotional impact of the atrocities
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As The Daily Telegraph revealed yesterday, the remissions appear likely to come into
effect on October 12 -
Three Indonesians are scheduled to die for their role in the bombings -
Last week, Amnesty Australia released a statement urging people to lobby Indonesia to spare their lives. Survivor Tracey Ball said the timing of that announcement and the Indonesian Government's decision, could not have been any worse.
"It brings it all back. In 10 days, we'll be commemorating the loss of a lot of people who are missing from our lives and some of us have lives that have never been the same," she said.
"How many years do we have to go on and on and on? They knew what they were doing,
they got found guilty, they knew the consequences -
"You just constantly get all these do-
Peter Hughes, who survived the attack with burns to more than 50 per cent of his body, said he understood the timing of the announcement about the remissions, but questioned Amnesty's motives.
"They could have made an announcement six months ago and they chose to get the biggest impact for their own needs, which was bloody wrong," he said.
Jan Laczynski, who lost five friends, said the publicity surrounding the reduced sentences was painful.