JAKARTA - A prominent Indonesian militant linked to the 2002 Bali bombings which killed 202 people in the resort island has been sentenced 15 years in prison, a judge at a Jakarta court ruled on Wednesday (Jan 19). Aris Sumarsono, better known as Zulkarnaen, was a former military commander in Jemaah Islamiah, a Southeast Asian jihadist network with ties to.
After 18 years on the run, the militant was arrested in December 2020. He will spend 15 years in prison for his role in the deadly Bali bombings in 2002.