Q&A: Bali bomber on crime, punishment, and what motivated deadly attack
Al JazeeraUmar Patek was freed last year after serving 11 years in jail for his role in the Bali bombings that killed 202 people. East Java, Indonesia – Umar Patek was released from prison last December after serving just over half of a 20-year jail sentence for the Bali holiday island bombings in 2002, which killed 202 people. I asked them, “What is the relationship between these people who will be victims and your motive of revenge for Muslims in Palestine?” I told them that if they wanted to kill Westerners in large numbers using a one-tonne bomb, it would not just kill the people in front of it. It is haram to attack them because attacking Muslims is not allowed.” He felt that it was not right to attack people in Indonesia, and I said that at the time of the Bali bombing, but no one wanted to listen to me.
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Indonesia releases bombmaker in Bali attacks on parole
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Bombmaker in Bali nightclub attacks that killed 202 is released on parole
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20 years later, Bali bombing survivors still battling trauma
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