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16:03, October 01, 2007 |
The Indonesian police have readied a group of 10 sharp shooters from its ranks for the execution of convicted Bali bomber Amrozi bin Nurhasyim after the Supreme Court 's Aug. 30 rejection for a case review, local media reported Monday.
The court's previous ruling saw him receive the death sentence.
"We will hold psychological tests for the 10 shooters as a regulatory requirement," Bali Provincial Police chief Insp. Gen. Paulus Purwoko was quoted by national newspaper The Jakarta Post as saying.
But Purwoko said he did not know the site for Amrozi's execution.
"I still have no idea about it. It will be more practical and efficient if the execution is held in Nusakambangan (Central Java) than here (in Bali)," he said.
Amrozi is currently being detained at a prison on Nusakambangan island off Central Java province.
"A Java execution would also avoid the impression that Bali is seeking vengeance by holding the execution on its island," Purwoko said.
Source: Xinhua
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