"Condemned Indonesian Catholics ask for public execution" - CWNews

From CWNews:

Sep. 20 (AsiaNews) - Three Indonesian Catholics condemned to death for the massacre of Muslims during the 2000 inter-faith conflict in Poso, central Sulawesi, want to be executed in public, the AsiaNews service reports.

The execution by firing squad of the three Christians, on whose behalf even Pope Benedict had intervened, will take place shortly after midnight. The case of “Tibo and friends” drew international attention: the trial that condemned them to capital punishment was marred by illegal procedures like witnesses who were not heard and evidence that was not accepted by the court. Lawyers for the three men have never received a response to a plea for presidential clemency.

Father Jimmy Tumbelaka, a priest of the Manado diocese who paid a final visit on the three condemned men, said: “The firing squad has been chosen and the place and time fixed. Any changes now are in the hands of God."

[For a more detailed story see the AsiaNews web site.]

Again, prayers are asked for these men.