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Southeast Asia
Indonesia 'to execute Christians'
2006-08-11
Three Indonesian Christians convicted of leading attacks on Muslims will be executed on Saturday, officials say. The three men, who have been on death row since 2001, will face the firing squad just after midnight local time (1600 GMT). They were sentenced for inciting attacks during religious rioting in Central Sulawesi in 2000.

Sulawesi province has a long history of violence between Muslim and Christians. More than 1,000 people are believed to have been killed during two years of violence triggered by a brawl between Christian and Muslim gangs in December 1998.

Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus da Silva and Marinus Riwu were convicted of masterminding a series of attacks on the Muslim community in the central district of Poso in 2000. The men, who say they are innocent, had their final appeal rejected by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono last year.

On Thursday, the European Union warned that the executions could harm the "fragile equilibrium that exists between different ethnic and religious groups".
'Fragile equilibrium'? The Y'urp-peons never fail to impress with their euphemisms.
In Christian-dominated Tentena, demonstrators condemned the decision. "Tibo, Dominggus and Marinus do not deserve to be executed because they are not the main culprits," Christian leader Rinaldy Damanik told the crowd. "Whatever happens, we cannot accept their executions," the Associated Press news agency quoted him as saying.

But a spokesman for the attorney-general said the executions, set to take place in a secret location in the Central Sulawesi provincial capital of Palu, would go ahead. "There will be no delay unless there's a natural catastrophe," I Wayan Pasek Suartha told journalists.
So these three guys are praying to the volcano god right now ...
Posted by:tipper

#11  "The stay of execution was granted after the Vatican delivered an appeal for clemency to the Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono."

I know, I know. It's crazy in Indonesia. But for Yudhoyono to agree with the Pope is unheard of. Hopefully, he'll inch his way further to sanity and avoid the civil unrest which will follow executions.
Posted by: ex-lib   2006-08-11 23:47  

#10  Zenster:
I was one of those who rejected your conditions, saying that needed to help people first and then worry about cleaning up the islamic mess.

You were right and I was wrong.
Posted by: Jackal   2006-08-11 17:22  

#9  One of several reasons why I did not give one penny to Tsunami relief.

I took a beating here for suggesting that we force Indonesia to agree upon substantially enhanced anti-terrorism measures prior to receiving a penny of foreign aid after the tsunamis. As of now, I truly regret having back-pedalled on at least delivering humanitarian medical aid without these agreements in place.

If these terror havens want access to global largess in times of need, they had d@mn well better start toeing the line with respect to snuffing Islamist jihadis. Indonesia's kid glove treatment of Bashir, even as he spewed about Muslims being entitled to nuclear weapons against the West, was the breaking point for me.

We need to isolate these Islamic cesspools and let them submerge in their own corrupt filth. If they get up on their hind legs, slap them down and make it known that they are on the Christmas list for regime change.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-08-11 14:54  

#8  Too bad they don't give the terrorists the same treatment for the killings they are attempting in West Papua and the crap in East Timor. But thats Muslims killing Christinas so I reckon by Islamofascist standards, thats OK. Just another of the 4001 reasons to kill Islamofscists and their supporters.
Posted by: Oldspook   2006-08-11 14:04  

#7  And on the other hand, they are whining about the tourist trade falling off. Gee, do ya think that maybe the one is affected by the other?
Posted by: USN, ret.   2006-08-11 13:52  

#6  One of several reasons why I did not give one penny to Tsunami relief.
Posted by: Lancasters Over Dresden   2006-08-11 11:21  

#5  Dumb comment with dirty words and curses withheld.
Posted by: wxjames   2006-08-11 10:59  

#4  the west needs to start supporting Christian seperatists in slammer countries.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2006-08-11 10:41  

#3  So how is that investigation into the beading of those three christian teenage girls going?

hello? hello? anybody there?

The mastermind behind the Bali bombing got what? Four/five years? Oh - that's right he's muslim and most of his victims are infidels so thats ok...
Posted by: CrazyFool   2006-08-11 10:09  

#2  So be it.
Posted by: newc   2006-08-11 10:01  

#1  "There will be no delay unless there's a natural catastrophe,"

You sure it "wasn't" a warning the first time? Just an act of 'nature'? Pull my finger.
Posted by: Cheash Elmaish2033   2006-08-11 09:48  

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