LAWYERS for three of the Bali bombers will today return to court in a last-ditch attempt to prevent their execution. Denpasar District Court is due to hold three case review hearings - for the so-called smiling assassin Amrozi Nurhasyim, his brother Ali Ghufron (alias Mukhlas) and Imam Samudra - who played key roles in the Bali nightclub bombings on October 12, 2002.The twin attacks killed 202 people, including 88 Australians.
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Lawyers for the men sought the latest review of their cases last month as a deadline for them to seek clemency neared. Indonesia's Supreme Court accepted the terrorists' application for the judicial review, but rejected another request that the hearings take place in Cilacap District Court, close to the island prison where the men are detained.
None of the bombers - housed in a prison on Nusakambangan Island, known as Indonesia's Alcatraz - will attend court.
Three judges have been appointed to hear each of the men's cases, which are expected to run for the next three weeks. Police have been asked to provide extra security for the terrorists' legal team.
The bombers had originally been due to be executed in 2006. A spokesman for Indonesia's attorney-general has said the bombers will not be executed until the Supreme Court hands down a final decision.