On Saturday 12 October 2002, a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a nightclub packed with tourists on Kuta beach, killing many people instantly and forcing others to flee outside. The Bali bombings were Indonesia’s deadliest terror strike. In recent years he has become an icon of the Indonesian government’s achievements in deradicalising terrorist prisoners. He was hiding in Abbottabad, the city in Pakistan where the al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was killed, when he was caught by Pakistani authorities in 2011. The US offered a $1m reward for information leading to Patek’s arrest. He was also sentenced for his involvement in attacks on Jakarta churches on Christmas Eve 2000, in which 19 people were killed. He was spared the death sentence after collaborating with the police and apologising to the victims’ families. The court in Jakarta sentenced him to 20 years in prison. Patek, whose real name is Hisyam bin Ali Zein, was accused of his role in assembling the bomb that ripped through the Sari Club and Paddy’s Pub in Kuta, killing 202 people. “He has made a full pledge to the Republic of Indonesia,” said Zaeroji, the head of the ministry of law and human rights regional office in East Java.Ī ministry spokesperson confirmed the proposal was in process. Patek gained the remissions as he declared his obedience to Indonesia.
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