Key player in Bali bombings sentenced to death

DELIVERING the first verdict for last year’s Bali bombings, an Indonesian court yesterday convicted and sentenced to death a key player in the attack that killed 202 people.

Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, 41, was found guilty of planning and helping execute the bombings a verdict that could help end Indonesia's reputation as being soft on terrorists.

"The accused is found guilty in a legal and convincing manner of carrying out an act of terrorism," Judge I Made Karna said. After the verdict was read, Amrozi took off his Islamic cap, raised his arms and gave his lawyers the thumbs-up sign. Hundreds of people, including survivors of the bombings, cheered when the judge read the sentence.