Sat, Jul 24, 2004 - Page 1 News List

Bali bombers to appeal after Indonesian ruling

AFP , JAKARTA

"It could create a legal impact on other terrorism cases. I will have to analyze this further with my team," he said.

The judges referred to an article in the constitution which lists "the right not to be tried under a law with retrospective effect" as an inalienable human right.

They said international and domestic law did not categorize terrorism as an extraordinary crime warranting retroactivity.

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