‘A difficult day for many Australians’: Key figure in 2002 Bali bombing incident out on parole

A key figure in the October 12, 2002 Bali bombing — which killed 202 people, 88 of whom were Australian — has been released on parole after serving only half of his 20-year sentence.

Umar Patek, 55, is among those held responsible for crafting the twin bombs that exploded in two clubs.


He was sentenced to 20 years in prison, a decade after the attacks took place, but due to receiving sentence reductions on major holidays (a customary practice in Indonesia for well-behaved inmates), he fulfilled the parole requirement of serving two-thirds of his current sentence.

On Indonesia's Independence Day last August 17, for example, he received a five-month reduction to his sentence.

Local authorities said Patek, whose real name is Hisyam bin Alizein, will be used as an example and influence other militants to turn away from terrorism.


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Umar Patek walks out of jail on parole after being deradicalised successfully according to Indonesian authorities. Screengrab Credit: YouTube/7News Australia


Indonesia’s Justice Ministry confirmed the development and said Patek will be placed under state surveillance until April 29, 2030.

‘He is obliged to follow the office’s guidance and must not commit any violence to keep his parole,’ said Indonesian Corrections Department spokesperson Rika Aprianti.

Local media reports say Patek was granted parole as he has ‘completed the deradicalisation program and pledged allegiance to the Republic of Indonesia’.


Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles urged Indonesia to keep a watchful eye on the convicted terrorist.

‘We will continue to make representations to make sure that there is constant surveillance of Umar Patek,’ he said.

‘I think this is going to be a very difficult day for many Australians.’

In the months leading up to Patek’s release, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed alarm at the development and confirmed Australia would send ‘representations’ to appeal the decision.


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The Bali bombings killed hundreds of people in separate blasts. Screengrab Credit: Twitter/@7NewsPerth


‘We had been advised by the Indonesian government of this further reduction.’ he said in August.

‘This will cause further distress to Australians who were the families of victims of the Bali bombings.’

‘We will continue to make those representations diplomatically in order to serve Australia's national interest.

‘I know that this continues representations made by the former government when the initial reductions in the sentence were given to this person who, I think, is abhorrent.

‘His actions were the actions of a terrorist. They did have such dreadful results for Australian families that are ongoing, the trauma which is there.’

Patek’s release happened nearly two months after the 20th anniversary of the Bali bombing.


The incident, infamous for being the largest loss of Australian life in a terrorist attack, is a painful chapter in the nation’s history.

It’s also known for triggering Australia’s largest aero-medical evacuation since the Vietnam War with the Royal Australian Air Force arriving immediately to escort Australians back home for urgent medical treatment.

For many survivors, the grief and trauma remain despite the two decades that have passed.

Megan Basioli, now a nurse at the very same Perth hospital where she was treated for severe burns from the tragedy, said its emotional toll wasn’t immediate.


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Many survivors still deal with the grief and trauma from the incident. Screengrab Credit: Twitter/@7NewsPerth


‘It wasn’t really until I got home and returned to a normal way of living again that the impact and that grief really hit me.’

Megan, then only 14 years old, lost her father in the incident.

Kevin Paltridge, who lost his 20-year-old son Corey at the Bali bombing, told The Guardian last October how he dealt with the tragedy.

‘It’s taken a long time to get through it… The grief doesn’t change, particularly on special days like birthdays … it doesn’t go away. You get by remembering the good times.’

Key Takeaways

  • Umar Patek, the bomb maker in the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, has been released from an Indonesian prison on parole after serving half of his 20-year sentence.
  • Indonesian authorities have said Patek was successfully reformed in prison and they will use him to influence other militants to turn away from terrorism.
  • Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles called on Indonesia to keep a watchful eye on the convicted terrorist.
  • Patek is allowed out on parole nearly two months after the 20th anniversary of the Bali bombings.
What is your reaction to this development? Do you think it’s fair for victims and those who lost loved ones to see one of those responsible walk out of jail, even on parole?

Tell us your thoughts below.


Source: YouTube/7News Australia
 
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I just saw this on the news . SHAME SHAME SHAME on then .

OMG he served 12 years for killing over 200 people including 80 Australians. That equates to around 1 year for every 20 lives that he took.

He was dam well smiling along with a police officer. I don't believe in the death penalty but he should have spent 20 years hard labour then he should have been put to sleep.
Australia had to fight and fight for the release of Shapelle Corby because she had a bit of pot on her
Schapelle saw out nine years of her 20-year sentence in prison, getting off early on parole in 2014, after petitioning the President of Indonesia for leniency on the grounds of mental illness. Schapelle claimed her mental health had suffered significantly in prison and was granted a five-year sentence reduction.23 Mar 2021.

Let's not forget the Bali Nine
There have been two executions, one cancer death and a deportation. Now it’s down to the Bali Five, who may never get out of Indonesia alive.

Executed, executed, dead, deported: the Bali Nine will soon be down to the Bali Five and none of those young men are ever likely to get out of Indonesia alive.

Following the 2015 deaths by firing squad of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, the cancer death in May of Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen and Renae Lawrence’s imminent release, only five of the original drug conspirators remain.

It is more than 13 years since nine young Australians made world headlines attempting to smuggle 8.3kg of heroin strapped to their bodies out of Bali’s Denpasar airport.

The remaining five are still reasonably young men: Michael Czugaj and Matthew Norman, 32, Scott Rush and Si Yi Chen, 33, and Martin Stephens, 42.

Each one is serving a life sentence, with three having spent years facing the death penalty while incarcerated in Indonesia.

With their legal appeals exhausted and Joko Widodo in power, they would rely on the tough-on-drugs President’s clemency to grant them a sentence reduction.

Otherwise, the “Bali Five” face decades of mouldering away in their respective prisons until death by disease or old age.

Former labourer Rush, who has struggled with drug addiction in prison, has seesawed between life and death sentences.

LOOKS LIKE THE INDONESIANS THINK MURDERING OVER 200 PEOPLE IS LESSER CRIME THAN DRUGS

My daughter attended Andrew Chans funeral , she said it was so sad.
A life taken too soon.
He repented for what he did and was actually helping others in prison, teaching them Gods word. Yet the Indonesians took his life 🖤
 
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what a disgrace,,,how about he serve one full life sentence per victim and 25 years for all those who were injured and permanently maimed ,,he should never walk free just as the 200 innocent victims won't
 
A key figure in the October 12, 2002 Bali bombing — which killed 202 people, 88 of whom were Australian — has been released on parole after serving only half of his 20-year sentence.

Umar Patek, 55, is among those held responsible for crafting the twin bombs that exploded in two clubs.


He was sentenced to 20 years in prison, a decade after the attacks took place, but due to receiving sentence reductions on major holidays (a customary practice in Indonesia for well-behaved inmates), he fulfilled the parole requirement of serving two-thirds of his current sentence.

On Indonesia's Independence Day last August 17, for example, he received a five-month reduction to his sentence.

Local authorities said Patek, whose real name is Hisyam bin Alizein, will be used as an example and influence other militants to turn away from terrorism.


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Umar Patek walks out of jail on parole after being deradicalised successfully according to Indonesian authorities. Screengrab Credit: YouTube/7News Australia


Indonesia’s Justice Ministry confirmed the development and said Patek will be placed under state surveillance until April 29, 2030.

‘He is obliged to follow the office’s guidance and must not commit any violence to keep his parole,’ said Indonesian Corrections Department spokesperson Rika Aprianti.

Local media reports say Patek was granted parole as he has ‘completed the deradicalisation program and pledged allegiance to the Republic of Indonesia’.


Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles urged Indonesia to keep a watchful eye on the convicted terrorist.

‘We will continue to make representations to make sure that there is constant surveillance of Umar Patek,’ he said.

‘I think this is going to be a very difficult day for many Australians.’

In the months leading up to Patek’s release, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed alarm at the development and confirmed Australia would send ‘representations’ to appeal the decision.


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The Bali bombings killed hundreds of people in separate blasts. Screengrab Credit: Twitter/@7NewsPerth


‘We had been advised by the Indonesian government of this further reduction.’ he said in August.

‘This will cause further distress to Australians who were the families of victims of the Bali bombings.’

‘We will continue to make those representations diplomatically in order to serve Australia's national interest.

‘I know that this continues representations made by the former government when the initial reductions in the sentence were given to this person who, I think, is abhorrent.

‘His actions were the actions of a terrorist. They did have such dreadful results for Australian families that are ongoing, the trauma which is there.’

Patek’s release happened nearly two months after the 20th anniversary of the Bali bombing.


The incident, infamous for being the largest loss of Australian life in a terrorist attack, is a painful chapter in the nation’s history.

It’s also known for triggering Australia’s largest aero-medical evacuation since the Vietnam War with the Royal Australian Air Force arriving immediately to escort Australians back home for urgent medical treatment.

For many survivors, the grief and trauma remain despite the two decades that have passed.

Megan Basioli, now a nurse at the very same Perth hospital where she was treated for severe burns from the tragedy, said its emotional toll wasn’t immediate.


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Many survivors still deal with the grief and trauma from the incident. Screengrab Credit: Twitter/@7NewsPerth


‘It wasn’t really until I got home and returned to a normal way of living again that the impact and that grief really hit me.’

Megan, then only 14 years old, lost her father in the incident.

Kevin Paltridge, who lost his 20-year-old son Corey at the Bali bombing, told The Guardian last October how he dealt with the tragedy.

‘It’s taken a long time to get through it… The grief doesn’t change, particularly on special days like birthdays … it doesn’t go away. You get by remembering the good times.’

Key Takeaways

  • Umar Patek, the bomb maker in the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, has been released from an Indonesian prison on parole after serving half of his 20-year sentence.
  • Indonesian authorities have said Patek was successfully reformed in prison and they will use him to influence other militants to turn away from terrorism.
  • Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles called on Indonesia to keep a watchful eye on the convicted terrorist.
  • Patek is allowed out on parole nearly two months after the 20th anniversary of the Bali bombings.
What is your reaction to this development? Do you think it’s fair for victims and those who lost loved ones to see one of those responsible walk out of jail, even on parole?

Tell us your thoughts below.


Source: YouTube/7News Australia

A key figure in the October 12, 2002 Bali bombing — which killed 202 people, 88 of whom were Australian — has been released on parole after serving only half of his 20-year sentence.

Umar Patek, 55, is among those held responsible for crafting the twin bombs that exploded in two clubs.


He was sentenced to 20 years in prison, a decade after the attacks took place, but due to receiving sentence reductions on major holidays (a customary practice in Indonesia for well-behaved inmates), he fulfilled the parole requirement of serving two-thirds of his current sentence.

On Indonesia's Independence Day last August 17, for example, he received a five-month reduction to his sentence.

Local authorities said Patek, whose real name is Hisyam bin Alizein, will be used as an example and influence other militants to turn away from terrorism.


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Umar Patek walks out of jail on parole after being deradicalised successfully according to Indonesian authorities. Screengrab Credit: YouTube/7News Australia


Indonesia’s Justice Ministry confirmed the development and said Patek will be placed under state surveillance until April 29, 2030.

‘He is obliged to follow the office’s guidance and must not commit any violence to keep his parole,’ said Indonesian Corrections Department spokesperson Rika Aprianti.

Local media reports say Patek was granted parole as he has ‘completed the deradicalisation program and pledged allegiance to the Republic of Indonesia’.


Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles urged Indonesia to keep a watchful eye on the convicted terrorist.

‘We will continue to make representations to make sure that there is constant surveillance of Umar Patek,’ he said.

‘I think this is going to be a very difficult day for many Australians.’

In the months leading up to Patek’s release, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed alarm at the development and confirmed Australia would send ‘representations’ to appeal the decision.


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The Bali bombings killed hundreds of people in separate blasts. Screengrab Credit: Twitter/@7NewsPerth


‘We had been advised by the Indonesian government of this further reduction.’ he said in August.

‘This will cause further distress to Australians who were the families of victims of the Bali bombings.’

‘We will continue to make those representations diplomatically in order to serve Australia's national interest.

‘I know that this continues representations made by the former government when the initial reductions in the sentence were given to this person who, I think, is abhorrent.

‘His actions were the actions of a terrorist. They did have such dreadful results for Australian families that are ongoing, the trauma which is there.’

Patek’s release happened nearly two months after the 20th anniversary of the Bali bombing.


The incident, infamous for being the largest loss of Australian life in a terrorist attack, is a painful chapter in the nation’s history.

It’s also known for triggering Australia’s largest aero-medical evacuation since the Vietnam War with the Royal Australian Air Force arriving immediately to escort Australians back home for urgent medical treatment.

For many survivors, the grief and trauma remain despite the two decades that have passed.

Megan Basioli, now a nurse at the very same Perth hospital where she was treated for severe burns from the tragedy, said its emotional toll wasn’t immediate.


View attachment 10172
Many survivors still deal with the grief and trauma from the incident. Screengrab Credit: Twitter/@7NewsPerth


‘It wasn’t really until I got home and returned to a normal way of living again that the impact and that grief really hit me.’

Megan, then only 14 years old, lost her father in the incident.

Kevin Paltridge, who lost his 20-year-old son Corey at the Bali bombing, told The Guardian last October how he dealt with the tragedy.

‘It’s taken a long time to get through it… The grief doesn’t change, particularly on special days like birthdays … it doesn’t go away. You get by remembering the good times.’

Key Takeaways

  • Umar Patek, the bomb maker in the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, has been released from an Indonesian prison on parole after serving half of his 20-year sentence.
  • Indonesian authorities have said Patek was successfully reformed in prison and they will use him to influence other militants to turn away from terrorism.
  • Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles called on Indonesia to keep a watchful eye on the convicted terrorist.
  • Patek is allowed out on parole nearly two months after the 20th anniversary of the Bali bombings.
What is your reaction to this development? Do you think it’s fair for victims and those who lost loved ones to see one of those responsible walk out of jail, even on parole?

Tell us your thoughts below.


Source: YouTube/7News Australia

Seems like Indonesia has a problem with Australia. Perhaps our government needs to find out what it is.
 
Did you read the whole article?
what a disgrace,,,how about he serve one full life sentence per victim and 25 years for all those who were injured and permanently maimed ,,he should never walk free just as the 200 innocent victims won'
 
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This article has inevitably triggered Australian haters to condemn Indonesia. Would they like it if Indonesians told us how to run our justice system?
 
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Did

Did you know there are more Christians in Indonesia than there are people in Australia?
I did but there are more Moslems there and there leader is Moslem.

I have a friend who is originally from Java and he was saying even though there are a large ammount of Christians there it will always be regards a Moslem country.
He is Moslem his wife an Australian Christian who he has tried to convert for 30 plus years
 
Life is nothing for these people and they are slowly infiltrating the western world who are like frogs in a pot and the fire lit under them very slowly. Before they know it they are dead. So wake up Australia.
 
Life is nothing for these people and they are slowly infiltrating the western world who are like frogs in a pot and the fire lit under them very slowly. Before they know it they are dead. So wake up Australia.
Our politicians are too scared to do anything incase it upsets someone.
 
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This article has inevitably triggered Australian haters to condemn Indonesia. Would they like it if Indonesians told us how to run our justice system?
Sorry but I have a different view and expectations of Australia.

The difference here is we value human life regardless of race, and have a justice system to ensure they are penalised and serve their custodial sentence.

Australia would never condone letting a murdering racist terrorist wander out of prison after serving half their sentence. We would deplore insulting the Country and most of all the loved ones that are still suffering. We have every right to tell them it stinks

With Bali’s new law making sex outside of marriage a crime, chances are Aussies (because we are who we are) will spend more time in prison for a bit of boom boom than this terrorist did

They only want us for our tourist dollar and I think it is high time we looked for other more welcoming friendly venues.

They will never get another dollar from me
 
I did but there are more Moslems there and there leader is Moslem.

I have a friend who is originally from Java and he was saying even though there are a large ammount of Christians there it will always be regards a Moslem country.
He is Moslem his wife an Australian Christian who he has tried to convert for 30 plus years
It's technically NOT a Muslim country. Yes, Muslims are the majority, but unlike places like Saudi Arabia, it's a democracy with laws made just like Australia.

They found, tried and imprisoned this guy. They are releasing him now for good reason. (Did you read the whole article?) He is highly unlikely to do anyone any harm in future. We wouldn't appreciate Indonesians telling us how to run our justice system.
 
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It's technically NOT a Muslim country. Yes, Muslims are the majority, but unlike places like Saudi Arabia, it's a democracy with laws made just like Australia.

They found, tried and imprisoned this guy. They are releasing him now for good reason. (Did you read the whole article?) He is highly unlikely to do anyone any harm in future. We wouldn't appreciate Indonesians telling us how to run our justice system.
I'm sorry but he was one of the main ring leaders .
He MURDERED over 200 people including 80 Australians.
Yes I read the whole article
Plus I saw the story on the news.

I agree Indonesia is not as strict as Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan or Iran , we are however seeing that they are moving in that direction, we just have to look at their new law of 12 month jail if you have sex and not married

Islam is the largest religion in Indonesia, with 86.7% of the Indonesian population identifying themselves as Muslim in a 2018 survey.
Indonesia is the most populous Muslim-majority country, with approximately 231 million adherents.

Can I ask respectfully are you Moslem or Indonesian
 
This article has inevitably triggered Australian haters to condemn Indonesia. Would they like it if Indonesians told us how to run our justice system?
We are haters of murderers . He ruined so many lives.
If someone murdered intentionally your son or daughter or mother or father it wouldn't bring anger out .
What we are showing is anger
Why let out a multiple murderer yet the justice system sentence someone to death fortrying to smuggle drugs out.
Figure it out and explain please
 
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Sorry but I have a different view and expectations of Australia.

The difference here is we value human life regardless of race, and have a justice system to ensure they are penalised and serve their custodial sentence.

Australia would never condone letting a murdering racist terrorist wander out of prison after serving half their sentence. We would deplore insulting the Country and most of all the loved ones that are still suffering. We have every right to tell them it stinks

With Bali’s new law making sex outside of marriage a crime, chances are Aussies (because we are who we are) will spend more time in prison for a bit of boom boom than this terrorist did

They only want us for our tourist dollar and I think it is high time we looked for other more welcoming friendly venues.

They will never get another dollar from me
So very well said 👏 👍
 

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