Soon-to be-released Bali bombmaker Umar Patek participated in a deradicalisation program Do they actually work? - 30-Aug-2022
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Soon-to be-released Bali bombmaker Umar Patek participated in a deradicalisation program Do they actually work? - 30-Aug-2022
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The Pentagon has announced plans for a military trial for three men with suspected involvement in the Bali bombings, which killed scores of Australians.
A senior military legal official approved non-capital charges that include conspiracy, murder and terrorism for the men, who have been in US custody for 17 years for their alleged roles in the deadly bombing of Bali nightclubs in 2002 and a year later of a JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta.
The timing of the charges, which were submitted under president Donald Trump but not finalised, caught lawyers for the men by surprise. The timing here is obvious, one day after the inauguration, said Marine Corps Major James Valentine, the military lawyer for the most prominent of the three. This was done in a state of panic before the new administration could get settled.
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.