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| Jakarta says Hambali should be tried in Indonesia | ||
| 2003-08-17 | ||
Indonesia officials say Muslim militant leader Hambali, Asia's most wanted fugitive who was captured in Thailand this week, should be tried in Indonesia. ''Based on our anti-terrorism Law, we have jurisdiction over the cases allegedly committed by Hambali,'' Justice and Human Rights Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra said.
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| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #8 oh no Steve, i appreciate the sentiment, but DON"T give him to us!!! If he was tried for multiple murder in sydney, he'd just get a 20 year sentence in a lovely jail with three meals a day, a TV and access to university courses and the media. He could write a book or two. Our jails are like hotels, our judiciary a bunch of left-wing activists and our public full of sympathising equivocating loons (oh no the death penalty is too harsh for Amrozi, howard should protest it! - literally in the letters page, SMH): don't give him to us!!! |
| Posted by: Anon1 2003-8-18 7:58:49 AM |
| #7 Barbara; I think you are thinking of the Prime Minister of Malaysia |
| Posted by: Paul Moloney 2003-8-17 9:36:04 PM |
| #6 After he's been wrung dry in Gitmo (Ooooohhh! Gitmo!) he should be given to the Aussies if they want him -- he can stand trial for multiple counts of murder in Sydney. (Ooooohhh! Gitmo!™) is a registered trademark of .com. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2003-8-17 2:26:52 PM |
#5 Indonesia officials say Muslim militant leader Hambali ... should be tried in Indonesia.Why? So they can make excuses and let him go, or help him escape? After the barking moonbat statement made by their Prime Minister, I wouldn't trust Indonesia to try Ham-Ball's little toe. He's ours now. :p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2003-8-17 10:37:31 AM |
| #4 Indonesia seems 99% interested in what has happened in Indonesia - and only 1% in the global WoT. Hambali may, indeed, get his trial in Indo, but first he gets wrung dry by the real partner countries in the WoT - and that doesn't include Malaysia, IMHO. Gitmo (Ooooohhh! Gitmo!™) should be his home until the partners agree he's given it all up. It is beyond normal reach and manned to the hilt with pros - ought to do the job with any of these loonies and withstand their friend's efforts to get them out. Back to Indo and who prosecutes him, they do give the death penalty to killers, but Amrozi's a small fish. The real JI leader, Bashir, is only looking at 15 yrs - will prolly only serve 5 or less - you know he has no shame and will play the health card again. I don't trust them to be tough on the big fish. Also, I have little doubt that there would be attempts to bribe people and arrange an escape - or a breakout, if they had Hambali. Won't happen in Gitmo (Ooooohhh! Gitmo!™) but not unlikely in Jakarta. He's a ping-pong ball full of intel, not vaccuum, the next bounce will have to wait until he's drained. If he's unlucky, he'll survive it. Just my guesses from what I've read. |
| Posted by: .com 2003-8-17 5:59:09 AM |
| #3 What's that phrase about "posession is nine tenths" of something... |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-8-17 5:05:13 AM |
| #2 oh yea, i forgot to mention: jakarta can suck on my hairy balls! yeah we are co-operating with the WOT but you just can't forget that the Kopassus are essentially a bunch of thugs. I haven't forgotten East Timor 1999 yet. |
| Posted by: Anon1 2003-8-17 5:04:19 AM |
| #1 i hope the thais are not made to suffer for their efforts by the turbans. They truly are a lovely people who know how to have fun. |
| Posted by: Anon1 2003-8-17 5:00:29 AM |