New appeal filed by Bali bombers, security tight

A firing squad is a little to good for these guys ,but at least they will be executed ! their appeals will most likely fail , hopefully things will remain quite in the region ,but there is a good chance for some good old fashioned Muslim riot's, if they do riot Maybe we can read about the extensive use of those nice "canes " they beat people with and some nice rubber bullets!!!

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Lawyers for relatives of the Bali bombers have filed a new appeal against their imminent execution, an Indonesian court official and a lawyer said on Monday.

Imam Samudra, 38, Mukhlas, 48, and Amrozi, 46, members of the militant Islamist group Jemaah Islamiah, were sentenced to death for their role in attacks on two nightclubs in Kuta in 2002 that killed 202 people, including Indonesians and foreign tourists.

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Security has been increased across Indonesia in the last few days ahead of the expected executions, and on Monday police laid down barbed wire and stationed armed officers at the entrance to the port that serves the prison island housing the three men.

The Attorney General's office said on Saturday that the execution of the men, who have been on death row since 2003, was "very close." Authorities have previously said that all legal avenues have been exhausted.

"We lodged the judicial review to Denpasar court to question (previous) decisions," said Fahmi Bachmid, a lawyer for the family, adding separately that the appeal should be addressed by the courts before the executions could go ahead.

Indonesia's Supreme Court has previously thrown out requests for a judicial review, while the Constitutional Court also overruled a petition from the bombers arguing the country's method of execution by firing squad was inhumane.

Denpasar court official Nengah Sanjaya also said by telephone that the three-page appeal had been lodged and would be sent to a court in Cilacap, central Java, close to the maximum security prison on Nusakambangan island housing the three men.

Another lawyer for the family, who declined to be identified, also said that the family had been given permission to visit the Bali bombers on Monday.

Three small bombs exploded in Indonesia's Moluccas islands early on Monday morning but there were no casualties, local police said.

The bombs went off in Ternate, in North Maluku, damaging the governor's office and house, police said. The area has previously seen fighting between Muslims and Christians, but it was unclear if there was any link to the Bali executions.

Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith on Sunday urged Australians to reconsider travel plans to Indonesia because of concerns about reprisals from supporters of the bombers. The 2002 bombings killed 88 Australians.

However, security analysts such as Sidney Jones of International Crisis Group, have said it was unlikely that the executions would spark another bomb attack as Jemaah Islamiah has been severely weakened.