Alleged mastermind of Bali bombings denies he was involved

THE alleged mastermind of last year’s Bali bombings appeared in court yesterday, denying involvement in the atrocity while lawyers for the first man to have been convicted for the attack said they were ready to file an appeal.

Imam Samudra, a 33-year-old textile merchant, told judges he had nothing to do with the October 12 blasts that killed 202 people, including 26 Britons.

Prosecutors say Samudra who could also be executed if convicted was the brains behind the plot and that he recruited and trained the bombers.