Two years on, Australia appears powerless to address Mr Britten s concerns.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday said it was very distressing for the friends and families of the 88 Australians killed in the Bali bombing. We have always called for those who were involved … to face tougher, proportionate and just sentences in these cases, Mr Morrison said. Decisions on sentences, though, as we know, are a matter for the Indonesian justice system. We have to respect the decisions that they take.
Residents and tourists evacuate the scene of the 2002 bomb blast in Bali, Indonesia. The attack killed 202 people including 88 Australians.
Friday, 08 Jan 2021 04:52 PM MYT
Abu Bakar Bashir, 82, once synonymous with militant Islam in the world s biggest Muslim majority nation and linked to the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings, waves as he arrives back in his hometown of Sukoharjo January 8, 2021, after his release from prison. AFP pic
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SYDNEY, Jan 8 Families of 88 Australians killed in the 2002 Bali bombing will be distressed by the early release from prison today of the Indonesian Islamic cleric suspected to be the mastermind of the attack, said Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
Abu Bakar Bashir walked free from prison after serving 10 years of a 15-year sentence for establishing a militant training camp.
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SUKOHARJO Indonesian Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, the suspected mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, walked free from prison on…
Radical cleric suspected of masterminding Bali bombings released early from jail
Abu Bakar Bashir, the Indonesian preacher, was freed five years before the end of his 15 year sentence for terrorism offences
Abu Bakar Bashir was granted early release from jail
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A radical Indonesian cleric accused of masterminding the 2002 Bali bombings was freed from prison on Friday morning, stirring anxiety and grief among victims of the deadly terror attack and prompting fears that he could incite more violence.
Abu Bakar Bashir, 82, is considered the spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, the militant group that targeted several nightclubs in the holiday resort of Kuta almost 20 years ago, killing 202 people, including 88 Australians – the largest ever loss of Australian life from an act of terror.