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Amrozi
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Born |
Ali Amrozi bin Haji Nurhasyim 5 July 1962 Lamongan, East Java, Indonesia |
Died | 9 November 2008 Nusakambangan, Indonesia |
(aged 46)
Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
Nationality | Indonesian |
Known for | 2002 Bali bombings |
Criminal penalty | Death penalty |
Criminal status | Dead; Executed by firing squad |
Allegiance | |
Conviction(s) | Carrying out an act of terrorism |
Partner(s) | |
Killings | |
Date | 12 October 2002 23:05 CIT (UTC+08:00) |
Location(s) | Bali, Indonesia |
Target(s) | Two nightclubs with Western clientele, US Consular office |
Killed | 202 |
Injured | 209 |
Weapons | Suicide bombing, car bomb, and bomb vest using potassium chlorate |
Date apprehended
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7 November 2002 |
Notes | |
Ali Amrozi bin Haji Nurhasyim (5 July 1962 – 9 November 2008), also known as Amrozi, was an Indonesian who was convicted and executed for his role in carrying out the 2002 Bali bombings, an act of terrorism. Amrozi was the brother of Huda bin Abdul Haq, also known as Muklas, who coordinated the bombing attack. Amrozi was executed together with Muklas and their co-conspirator, Imam Samudra.
Amrozi was born in Tenggulun, Lamongan, East Java in 1962, the fifth of 13 children. He attended the Al-Mukmin Islamic school founded by Abu Bakar Bashir along with his brothers Muklas and Ali Imron. His family were strictly religious, following the Wahhabist school of Islam which has its roots in Saudi Arabia. Amrozis' grandfather established the first pesantren in Tenggulun. His father Nur Hasyim taught his sons that Javanese customs were considered heresy under Sharia law and were therefore to be eradicated. Nur Hasyim was involved in the Indonesian independence struggle against the Dutch, often regailing his sons with tales of heroism by his fellow Muslims.
Amrozi displayed little interest in school or religious studies. Police psychiatric reports undertaken after the Bali bombings describe him as "simple" and "shallow" and report that he was easily influenced by others. They describe him as having an immature personality and lower than normal intellectual capacity. Amrozis' brother, Ali Imron, reported that Amrozi was continually in trouble at school and at home, being banned and expelled by teachers and stealing items from his own home and selling them. He only made it to the second year of high school. At the age of 23 Amrozi married for the first time; marrying a local girl with the marriage lasting two years, producing a daughter. He attempted high school again but dropped out soon after. Seemingly without purpose and lacking direction he began vandalising Javanese graves in his village in an apparent attempt to gain approval from his strictly religious and respected father. He mortified his parents by desecrating the grave of a respected village elder, subsequently spending a week in police custody.