On 27 June, a spokesperson from the Attorney General’s office announced that they had received preliminary approval from the Minister of Justice and Human Rights to execute Amrozi bin H. Nurhasyim, Ali Ghufron alias Mukhlas and Imam Samudera. The men were convicted of involvement in the 12 October 2002 bombings on the island of Bali, which killed 202 people and injured a further 209.