Three Christian terrorists executed in Indonesia

[struggle4progress]

Associated Press
Palu, Indonesia, September 22, 2006

Three Christian terrorists were executed by a firing squad early on Friday for leading attacks on Muslims six years ago that left 70 people dead, police and relatives said ... Fabianus Tibo, 60, Marinus Riwu, 48, and Dominggus da Silva, 42, were found guilty of leading a Christian militia that launched a series of attacks in May 2000—including a machete and gun assault on an Islamic school where dozens of men were seeking shelter ...

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1803089,00050004.htm

[ruggerson]

1. But there are no such thing as Christian terrorists

if you listen to the world according to Sean Hannity

[Poppyseedman]

2. Funny that the State had to protect the churches from Muslims

Thousands of Christians rallied peacefully in at least seven towns on Thursday. Muslim protestors also have taken to the streets in recent weeks, demanding the men be killed following two last-minute stays, the most recent just more than a month ago. Fearing violence timed to the executions, Indonesia deployed more than 2,000 police and soldiers in Palu, some guarding churches that dot the city.

[struggle4progress]

4. Security forces on guard after executions spark violence

Streets quiet following angry day of rioting
By IRWAN FIRDAUS
The Associated Press
September 24. 2006 10:00AM

Thousands of security forces stood watch around churches and markets in Indonesia yesterday, a day after Christian mobs torched cars and looted stores in anger over the executions of three Roman Catholics.

Soldiers and the police scoured the jungles for nearly 180 inmates still at large after Christian youths attacked a prison in the West Timor town of Atambua on Friday, setting its residents free, said local the police chief Lt. Col. Heb Behen ...

Christian mobs rampaged in the Sulawesi villages of Tentena and Lage on Friday, torching cars and police posts after learning of the executions ...

http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060924/REPOSITORY/609240399/1013/48HOURS

[Crunchy Frog]

5. Christian mobs rioting?

Boy those Christians sure are violent aren't they. Must be something in their religion. Maybe the Pope should say something.

[madrchsod]

3. freepers went apeshit over this

some posts from there about them wailing and praying for the christians

[struggle4progress]

8. Indonesia: Resumption of executions (AI)

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Public Statement
AI Index: ASA 21/017/2006 (Public)
News Service No: 244
20 September 2006

... Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus da Silva and Marinus Riwu were sentenced to death by Palu District Court in Central Sulawesi in April 2001 for committing premeditated murder and inciting riots, following ethnic and religious violence in the district of Poso, Central Sulawesi, in May 2000. Amnesty International received reports that the trial of the three men was unfair. In particular, there were concerns that witness testimony provided as evidence by the defence may have been ignored by the Court when giving its verdict. Further, There were demonstrators armed with stones outside the courthouse, demanding that the three be sentenced to death, and their legal representatives were subjected to intimidation including death threats. A bomb was planted at the house of one legal adviser. However, the authorities did not review the trial ...

http://www.amnestyusa.org/countries/indonesia/document.do?id=ENGASA210172006

[Bill McBlueState]

6. to me, their religion doesn't matter

The death penalty sucks no matter what gods the victims worship.

[struggle4progress]

7. Yes.

[Random_Australian]

9. That region has strange attitudes toward the death penalty.

The Bali-9 were not sentenced to death, yet drug traffickers are. (Unrelated incidents to the OP)

[struggle4progress]

10. Bali bombers to file final appeals in two weeks

22 Sep 2006 11:09:41 GMT
Source: Reuters

By Achmad Sukarsono

JAKARTA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Three Indonesians sentenced to death for the 2002 Bali blasts will file a new appeal with the Supreme Court in two weeks, their lawyers said on Friday, adding the defence team also plans to challenge the law on execution.

Indonesia put off an August plan to execute Muslim militants Imam Samudra, Amrozi and Ali Gufron alias Mukhlas because lawyers complained legal avenues had not been exhausted although courts at various levels had dismissed their appeals.

Under Indonesian law, a convict may challenge a verdict upheld by the Supreme Court through another appeal called a judicial review ...

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK297019.htm

[Random_Australian]

11. I know, I know.

Believe you me, the attack killed a LOT of Australians so we hear all about it.

Three of the nine. My point stands.