Justice sought in wrongful deaths.

Jakarta -- The Advocacy Service for Justice and Peace in Indonesia has decided to take the executions of three Indonesian Catholics to the International Criminal Court, claiming the executions were illegal and unconstitutional. The Advocacy statement said, "The executions of Fabianus Tibo, Marinus Riwu and Dominggus da Silva on September 22 in Palu were a legal and human tragedy. They were unconstitutional, because the three citizens did not perpetrate the crime during (the) Poso riots in May 2000."

The three men were convicted of killing 224 people, burning about 5,000 houses and office buildings and torturing people.

Sun Wire Services reported that thousands of mourners attended the funerals of these three militants executed for defending their villages on Sulawesi against attacks by fanatic Muslims imported from other islands during sectarian violence six years ago. The executions sparked riots among Christians in the world's most populous Muslim nation. Many thought the executions were unjust because few other people, of either faith, have been convicted in connection with the religious violence.