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Original Post Date: 2008-10-31 Time: 12:00:06 Posted By: Jan
By Arlina Arshad
Tenggulun, Indonesia – A brother of two of the Bali bombers on death row said on Friday he was proud of them as they prepared to face the firing squad for the terrorist attacks which killed 202 people.
Ali Fauzi, the younger brother of convicted terrorists Amrozi and Mukhlas, also said he was sure they were on the “right path” in their final days, after authorities said the stage was set for their executions.
“I met both of them last month and they told me ‘don’t be sad’. They always look so happy and I’m sure they’re fighting on the right path,” Fauzi told AFP in an interview at his home village in East Java.
| ‘Of course we hope that nothing like that will happen’ |
Looking relaxed and smiling broadly like his older brother Amrozi, who is known as the “smiling assassin” for the beaming grin he sported throughout his trial, Fauzi said the family had nothing to be ashamed about.
“Do we feel embarrassed or ashamed of what they have done? No we feel proud because in this world full of lies and accusations there are still people who are ready to fight against that,” he said.
Wearing a sarong and a grey shirt and sporting a whispy goatee beard, Fauzi spoke candidly in a room at the Islamic boarding school where he teaches Koranic studies to boys and girls from around the district.
At no point did he express regret for the carnage unleashed by his brothers on October 12, 2002, when bombs they had made and planted tore through packed tourist nightspots on the resort island of Bali.
More than 160 foreign holidaymakers including 88 Australians were killed in the blasts, one of the worst terrorist atrocities in the world since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.
| ‘I was so shocked’ |
Another brother, Ali Imron, is serving a life sentence for his role in the plot.
As his mother toiled in the maize fields that surround the simple coastal village of about 3 000 people, Fauzi said the family had made no plans for the funeral.
Authorities have said Amrozi, 47, Mukhlas, 48, and Bali ringleader Imam Samudra, 38, will be executed by firing squad anytime from midnight on Friday to mid-November. The family should be notified three days in advance.
“We haven’t made any specific preparations for the funeral and we shouldn’t be making any preparations before they die. We still haven’t heard from anybody about the executions,” said Fauzi, 38.
“If they’re executed we’ll bring them back home and conduct prayers. Then we’ll bury them at a site which we can’t tell you about.
“We don’t want any autopsy because although the soul is no longer there the body can still feel pain.”
He predicted some “reaction” from the bombers’ supporters but insisted the family could not be held responsible “if they want to fight or destroy something.”
“Of course we hope that nothing like that will happen,” he added.
Neighbours in the village, dotted with mosques and wooden houses and surrounded by lush green maize and rice fields, expressed little sympathy for Amrozi and Mukhlas.
There were no signs of public support or opposition to the executions, as residents tended the fields under conical hats or strolled through town in traditional batiks and sarongs ahead of Friday prayers.
“They should be executed because all of us should be peaceful toward one another,” said Sulastri, a neighbour.
“I’d feel scared if there was a bombing in this village and I wouldn’t want that to happen here.”
Shopowner Mahfud Hasan said he had known Amrozi since they were children. “I didn’t believe it until I saw him confess on TV and I was so shocked,” he said.
Students at the Islamic school said they were banned from reading newspapers, watching television and listening to the radio so they knew nothing about the imminent executions.
But they were hungry for news.
“I feel sad that they’re being executed because they’re Muslims like me, so I sympathise with them,” said 20-year-old student Mohammad. – Sapa-AFP
Source: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=nw20081031092402911C668304