Sep. 19 (AsiaNews) - Indonesian authorities have set a new date for the execution of three Catholic men convicted of organizing racial violence in the Sulawesi province, the AsiaNews service reports.
Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus da Silva, and Marinus Riwa were found guilty of organizing the massacre of 200 Muslims in 2000. They were originally scheduled to die on August 12, but the execution was postponed after protests from international leaders, including Pope Benedict XVI (bio - news). AsiaNews reports that the execution has now been set for September 21.
Police in Indonesia are bracing for massive protests against the execution. Both Christian leaders and human-rights activists have argued that the convicted men did not receive a fair trial, in a court heavily influenced by Islamic activists. No Muslim has ever been convicted in connection with the racial violence that caused over 2,000 deaths in the Sulawesi province.
[For a more detailed report see the AsiaNews web site.]
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