Bali

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Indonesia releases bombmaker in Bali attacks on parole (1 News)

Indonesian authorities have said Patek was successfully reformed in prison and they will use him to influence other militants to turn away from terrorism.

Patek was sentenced to 20 years in prison a decade after the bombing. Indonesia executed three Islamic militants by firing squad at Nusakambangan prison in November 2008 for involvement in the Bali bombings. Patek expressed remorse during his trial, saying he helped make the bombs but did not know how they would be used. The attacks killed 202 people — mostly foreign tourists — including 88 Australians, leaving a deep scar in that country. “We lost 88 Australian lives in those bombings.” Most recently, he was granted a five-month reduction on August 17, Indonesia's Independence Day.

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Indonesia releases convicted Bali bomber Umar Patek (Aljazeera.com)

Patek was serving a 20 year sentence for his role in the 2002 attacks that killed 202 people from 21 countries.

Patek was also convicted over other charges related to a series of bombings in Jakarta in 2000 that targeted Christmas Eve church services and killed 19 people. The Bali attacks were the worst in Indonesian history and led to a crackdown on hardline groups such as JI. Indonesia has released on parole Umar Patek, convicted for his role in the Bali bombings that killed more than 200 people in 2002, after he completed just more than half of his sentence.

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Bali bomber released on parole after serving half of 20-year sentence (CNN)

Indonesia has released on parole Umar Patek, a bomb maker in the deadly 2002 Bali attacks, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights said on Wednesday.

Patek was the last of the accused to stand trial in Indonesia. “I’m particularly thinking right now of the families of those who were killed and injured in the Bali bombings.” If any violation is discovered during that time, his parole will be revoked, the ministry added.

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Umar Patek: Anger and fear in Australia as Bali bomber freed (BBC News)

After the deadly bombings on two Bali nightclubs in 2002, some survivors say they got a "life sentence". "My life changed forever," Andrew Csabi told the ...

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'Total frustration': Bali bombing survivor reacts to release of Umar ... (6PR)

Patek only served half of his 20-year sentence for the terrorist attack which killed 202 people in the popular tourist destination on October 12, 2002. “I think ...

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Accused Kiwi drug smuggler Antony de Malmanche enters ninth ... (New Zealand Herald)

De Malmanche, now 60, was arrested at the international airport in Denpasar, Indonesia, in December 2014 after allegedly smuggling 1.7kg of methamphetamine in ...

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'Family focus' for Bali bomb maker who wants to open a restaurant (The Sydney Morning Herald)

The Australian government, however, wants Indonesia to monitor him around the clock to ensure he does not return to extremism.

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Family continues fight to free accused Kiwi drug smuggler from Bali ... (Newstalk ZB)

After eight years in a Bali prison, alleged Kiwi drug smuggler, Antony de Malmanche has had four months knocked off his 15-year sentence but will remain th.

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