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Southeast Asia
Bali Boom Boy bottled, no expiration date
2003-10-16
An Afghan-trained militant who tearfully apologized to relatives during his trial was convicted and sentenced to life in prison Thursday for helping plan and finance the Bali bombings which killed 202 people.
Guess the tearful ’apology’ spared him the rope.
Too bad the 202 dead guys didn't get the opportunity to make tearful apologies so they could avoid being slaughtered...
Mubarok, a 34-year-old Indonesian, was found guilty of attending planning meetings for the Oct. 12, 2002, blasts and using his bank account to deposit money that was later used to buy chemicals and the minivan for the attack. Mubarok, whose real name is Hutumo Pamungkas, ``has been proven legally and convincingly guilty of planning to commit the terror action,’’ said presiding judge I Nengah Suryada. The defendant faced a possible death sentence but was given a life sentence because of his confession and remorse, the judge said. His lawyers said the defense has not yet decided whether to appeal the sentence.
"If he has any jihadi dollars stashed away we’ll appeal, maybe we can drain him!"
Mubarok, like many of the key defendants, learned bomb making and weapons handling in Afghanistan and later helped train fellow terrorists in camps in the Philippines. But unlike several of the defendants who declared the attack was justified to avenge the suffering of Muslims, Mubarok expressed regret over it. At one point during the trial, a sobbing Mubarok told the court: ``I feel so sorry for what I’ve done. I hope the families can forgive me.’’
Hope in one hand, poop in the other. See which one fills first...
About 10 relatives and friends of victims were in the courtroom. One shouted ``thank you!’’ to the five-judge panel after the verdict was read.
Nope, not forgiving him just yet.
Mubarok slumped in his chair during the reading of the verdict and said nothing as he was led out of the courtroom.
Life in an Indonesian prison, there’s something to look forward to! Wonder if anyone ever mentioned that while he was in "terrorist school"?
Posted by:Steve White

#1  I hope that if one of the victims of the bali bombing was a muslim that his relatives will find a way to apply to him the "vandetta" principle of the enlightened "religion of peace".
Posted by: The Dodo   2003-10-16 4:53:07 AM  

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