Clarification and Balinese anger

Clarification and Balinese anger

Regarding the current issue about the execution of the three
men convicted for their roles in the 2002 Bali bombings, I think
the authorities have not properly explained why these prisoners
haven't yet been executed.

The repeated calls for execution reached their climax after
the second Bali attacks took place on Oct. 1. Massive protests
have increased. What the people want is actually very simple,
namely an explanation of this issue and then an execution.

To the deep disappointment of the affected communities, the
authorities answered their question by transferring the three
convicts -- Amrozi, Imam Samudra and Mukhlas -- to the Nusa
Kambangan Penitentiary in Central Java, reportedly for security
reasons. The Balinese people's patience has already been severely
tested twice -- by the 2002 and 2005 blasts. Nevertheless, the
Balinese had remained patient and calm, until on Wednesday on
Oct. 12, when a mob of several hundreds of protesters angrily
stormed Kerobokan Prison and vandalized the establishment.

It seems that people no longer abide or believe in the law.
The "execution" sentence now seems more about manipulation than
substance and the transfer of the convicts to Nusa Kambangan
makes it crystal-clear that the authorities lack seriousness in
upholding the supremacy of law.

MADE SARIADA, Jimbaran, Bali