The Specter of al-Ghozis Death

Three bullets ended the life of this fugitive. But what happened after his prison escape and the circumstances surrounding his death remain unexplained.

October 21, 2003

REPEATED cries of Allahu Akbar, Iskamillah, Mujahiddah, (Allah is Great, bless Your followers) accompanied the funeral procession of Fathur Rohman al-Ghozi. The white coffin, decorated with a yellowish design, was slowly lowered into the ground, located right next to the grave of his father, Muhammad Zainuri, in Pemakaman Singkal, Mojorejo village, Kebonsari, Madiun, East Java. On Friday morning last week, Ghozis remains were in their final rest

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