Indonesia says no to beheading militants

Indonesia will not agree to a request by three Islamic militants sentenced to death over the 2002 Bali bombings to be executed by decapitation rather than firing squad.

Lawyers for Amrozi, Ali Ghufron alias Mukhlas and Imam Samudra said that if the executions were to proceed, the trio wished to be beheaded.

"We have to follow our law, and our law does not recognise decapitation," national police spokesman Paulus Purwoko said.