Indonesians went to the polls on February 14 to elect a new president and vice president, with some 204 million of the country’s 270 million population registered to vote. In the city of Surakarta in Central Java, which is also known as Solo, Abdul Rohim Bashir, the son of Abu Bakar Bashir, the so-called “spiritual godfather” of JI, told The …
Patek was serving a 20 year sentence for his role in the 2002 attacks that killed 202 people from 21 countries. 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. On Thursday, Peter Hughes, one of …
Medan, Indonesia — As Indonesia marks 20 years since the Bali bombings, some of those convicted in connection with the attacks, which killed more than 200 people, say they have renounced their hardline leanings, drawing renewed attention to the country’s deradicalisation efforts. Still Jacob, who prefers the term disengagement to deradicalisation to describe the process of trying to get an …
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the potential release of Umar Patek, jailed over the deadly 2002 blasts, will further ‘distress’ Australians. Australia’s newly elected Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said Indonesia’s decision to further reduce the prison sentence of a man jailed for his role in the 2002 Bali bombings, which could free him within days if he is granted …
