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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Law and Human Rights Minister Andi Mattalata said he had approved a request from the head of the Bali High Public Prosecutor`s Office not to execute Bali bombing convicts Ammrozi et al in Bali but in Central Java.

Amrozi, Imam Samudra and Ali Gufron who were sentenced to death by the Denpasar District Court for their role in the Bali terror bombing in 2002 are currently being held in a jail in Nuskambangan, Central Java.

Speaking to reporters at the presidential office here Friday, Mattalata said he had sent a letter permitting the switch to the Attorney General`s Office two weeks ago. "The Bali prosecutor`s office should also have received it by now," he said.

Under existing regulations, the execution of a death sentence must be carried out in the region where the defendant was tried. A deviation from the rule can only be made with explicit permission from the law and human rights minister.

Asked when the execution of Amrozi and his two associates would be carried out, Mattalata said it was the public prosecutor`s office that had the authority to set the time for the purpose.

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