The Bali Bombings were not isolated. There were more killed than the 202 killed in one blast, with 209 injured and maimed. The bombers were part of an organisation that bombed others, and would continue to kill for the purpose of terror.
Amnesty International's charter is supposed to limit it's executive to protecting 'prisoners of conscience.' Those people without voice who are imprisoned for there peaceful beliefs of politics. There are organisations enough that represent the will of terrorists. It is inappropriate for Amnesty to spend its money and resources supporting these creatures.
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Amnesty stands by Bali clemency plea
from news.com.au
THE head of Amnesty International Australia's bid to save the Bali bombers has asked the families of victims to understand why he is fighting to spare the killers.
Amnesty International Australia anti-death penalty co-ordinator Tim Goodwin yesterday told the families of the dead the execution of Bali mastermind Amrozi and his two accomplices would not deliver justice or prevent future attacks.
"The first thing I would say is I can't begin to appreciate people's suffering and their losses," he said.
"I'm not going to say I can even begin to understand and certainly I can see emotions are definitely running raw.
"These are unmistakably terrible terrible crimes against humanity that these people have committed but even so we think the answer doesn't lie in more violations of human rights."
Mr Goodwin said the Australian chapter of Amnesty International was obliged to lobby to save the lives of the three terrorists as part of its universal opposition to capital punishment.
He said the campaign emanated from the organisation's London headquarters and Amnesty International Australia had not sought to publicise it.
However he denied the Australian arm had tried to avoid publicity because of fears of the public reaction.
Amrozi, Ghufron and Samudra face imminent execution by firing squad for their involvement in the terrorist attacks that killed 202 people including 88 Australians.
Mr Goodwin said they may have as little as weeks to live as their legal avenues run out.
In reaction to this, AI's so-called "rapid response" unit distributed a statement condemning their imminent executions.
Headed "Death penalty is never the solution", the statement has been distributed to members and posted on AI websites all around the globe, including the Australian chapter's.
Sentence cuts for Bali bombers
By Cindy Wockner
TEN terrorists involved in the Bali bombings are all likely to get sentence cuts to celebrate the end of Ramadan, it was revealed yesterday.
As victims and families gathered in Bali late yesterday to commemorate the second anniversary of the second Bali bombings, which killed 20 people including four Australians, the list of radicals responsible for the carnage and who have been earmarked for remissions was being made public.
The announcement was received as an insensitive blow by families of those killed and injured in both murderous attacks. Kerobokan Jail boss Ilham Djaya said yesterday he had recommended that all 10 terrorists in his jail be given remissions of one month to one month and 15 days.
The controversial remissions are awarded for good behaviour and humanitarian acts such as blood donations and take the place of the parole systems which operate in Australia.
There is no provision for parole under Indonesia's sentencing regime which delivers a straight sentence which can be reduced by remissions.
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