An appeal against execution by firing squad for three militants has been rejected by an Indonesian court. The three were convicted for bombings that claimed more than two hundred lives in Bali six years ago.
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The three are being held in a maximum security prison in central Java while the state makes preparations for their execution. Defense lawyers for the three bombers filed an appeal against authorities using a firing squad. The lawyers say the three would prefer to be executed by beheading.
[Ahmad Michdan, Defense Lawyer]:
"We have said that when there is an option for execution, that method of execution is cruel. The execution is against all fundamental laws of the country."
[Monamed Mahfud, Chief Judge]:
"Our judgment is to reject the appeal by the appellants in terms of all their facts and arguments."
The lawyers are planning to take the appeal to the international community and hope to get support from groups like Amnesty International.
There are concerns the execution could add to militant anger in the predominantly Muslim country. But several analysts say most Indonesians have little sympathy for the bombers.
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