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SYDNEY: Indonesia’s release of convicted Bali bomb maker Umar Patek will be a “difficult day” for Australians who lost loved ones and relatives in the attacks, Australia’s deputy prime minister Richard Marles said today.
Patek was serving a 20 year sentence for his role in the 2002 attacks that killed 202 people from 21 countries.
Behaviour. indonesian prison authorities say that umar patek, who is in his mid—50s, has participated in various anti—radicalisation activities and they are hoping that he will help to steer other younger people away from a life of extremism. as far as the indonesians are concerned he has been given remission for good behaviour and also the system of giving prisoners time off from the sentence is to do with independence day, another public event. so indonesia believes that this man has been reformed and is ready for the outside world. but australia was lobbying hard to have the man kept be...
The Indonesian government on Wednesday released the bomb maker of the 2002 attacks on the resort island of Bali, who was on parole after having served over half of his 20-year jail term.
Early from prison. indonesia says umar patek no longer poses a threat because he has been de—radicalised. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk welcome to hardtalk from san francisco. i'm stephen sackur. from gold rush to tech boom, this has long been a city of big dreams and big fortunes. it prides itself on being progressive, even radical. some call it the woke capital of america. but something is going wrong here. drugs, crime, homelessness have turned san francisco into a symbol of urban failure. my guest today is the mayor, london breed. can she turn san francisco around?