The deadline of the Bali bombing case convicts Amrozi, Imam Samudera and Ali Gufron for a request for clemency was prolonged.

This is because the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) delayed sending the copy of the judicial review (PK) of the Supreme Court (MA) to the convicts and their families. “We will deliver it on January 2,” said Deputy Attorney General for General Crime, Abdul Hakim Ritonga, in Jakarta, Friday (28/12).

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Benazir Bhutto’s supporters rampaged through cities Friday to protest her assassination less than two weeks before a crucial election, ransacking banks and setting train stations ablaze, officials said.

The killing of President Pervez Musharraf’s most powerful political opponent plunged Pakistan into turmoil and badly damaged plans to restore democracy in this nuclear-armed U.S. ally.

Angry Bhutto supporters ran amok through the streets after her assassination, lighting cars and stores on fire in violence that killed at least 10 people. The attack on Bhutto also killed 20 others.

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