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Bali bombing

Police officers inspect the ruins of a nightclub destroyed by a bomb blast in Kuta, Bali, in 2002. Photo: AP

Indonesia

Militant group that plotted 2002 Bali bombings to be disbanded

Sixteen JI leaders announced the decision in a video statement and confirmed their commitment to the Indonesian state and law.

4 Jul 2024 - 3:55PMvideocam

Indonesia

Bali blast: families slam ‘secret deal’ in sentencing of Malaysian conspirators

30 Jan 2024 - 4:36PMvideocam

Malaysia

Bali bombing victims recall ‘nightmare’ as Malaysian accused await sentencing

25 Jan 2024 - 2:49PM

Indonesia

Bali bomber eyes pardon to continue anti-terror work, ‘tired’ after jail time

Ali Imron, in prison for 21 years for his role in the 2002 Bali bombing that killed 202 people, has been speaking out against radical ideology in Indonesia.

19 Jan 2024 - 7:57PMvideocam

Bali bomber Ali Imron in prison in Jakarta, Indonesia, in January 2024. Photo: Aisyah Llewellyn

Malaysia

Malaysians set to give evidence against Hambali after Bali bombing guilty plea

Mohammed Farik bin Amin and Mohammed Nazir bin Lep pleaded guilty to being accessories in the 2002 Bali bombing that killed 202 people.

17 Jan 2024 - 5:40PM

Malaysia

2 Malaysian suspects behind Bali bombings may return home subject to plea deals

Two Malaysian suspects behind the 2002 Bali bombings could return home subject to talks with US authorities on their plea deals.

12 Oct 2023 - 5:26PMvideocam

United States

Malaysian in Guantanamo Bay could get plea deal, but ‘unclear’ if he can go home

Mohammed Farik bin Amin’s possible plea deal could see him give evidence against two others accused of killing some 200 people in the Bali bombings.

15 Sep 2023 - 6:05PMvideocam

A flag flies at half-staff at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. Over the years, there has been a push to transfer detainees, with each one costing some US$13 million annually. Transfers often come about through plea deals. Photo: AP

Indonesia

Bali bombing suspect Hambali’s family: ‘charge him or let him go’

In 2003, Hambali was arrested in Thailand and handed over to US authorities. He was then sent to CIA black sites where he was allegedly tortured, before being transferred to Guantanamo Bay where he remains awaiting trial.

16 Jul 2023 - 4:28PMvideocam

Indonesia

‘Die has been cast’: Hambali denied due process in Bali blast case, lawyer says

Convicted Bali bomber Iman Samudra said Hambali was not involved in the attacks, according to his lawyer James Hodes.

4 May 2023 - 2:42PMvideocam

Indonesia

From prison to PhD: the ‘turning point’ of an ex-Indonesian terrorist

Ali Fauzi, a former Indonesian terrorist, said a ‘turning point’ came after he joined a deradicalisation programme designed by the Indonesian police in prison.

11 Mar 2023 - 9:42PMvideocam

Reformed terrorist Ali Fauzi. Photo: AFP

Indonesia

Bali bomb maker says he’s ‘sincerely’ sorry for 202 people his explosives killed

Hisyam bin Alizein, aka Umar Patek, is now out on parole after serving just half of his 20-year sentence for making the explosives used in the 2002 bombings that killed 202 mostly foreign tourists, including 11 Hongkongers.

14 Dec 2022 - 1:22PMvideocam

Indonesia

Outrage in Australia as Bali bomb maker released but Indonesia justifies move

Australian officials say release will be ‘difficult’ for those who lost loved ones in 2002 attacks, while one survivor calls the move ‘laughable’.

9 Dec 2022 - 1:18AM

Indonesia

Bali bomb maker freed on parole, served half his sentence

Umar Patek was a leading member of the al-Qaeda-linked network Jemaah Islamiah, which is blamed for the bombings at two nightclubs in Kuta Beach in 2002. Authorities say he has reformed and they will use him to influence other militants to reject terrorism.

7 Dec 2022 - 10:35PM

Indonesia

‘I don’t want them to be forgotten’: survivors mark 20 years since Bali blasts

A candlelight vigil will be held at the site of the attack to remember the 202 victims, including 88 Australians.

12 Oct 2022 - 12:09PMvideocam

Doves are released during a ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the Bali bombings, at Coogee Beach in Sydney on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

The state of Indonesia's war on terror

11 Oct 2022 - 5:31PM

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Indonesia

Cleric backs Bali bombers, vows to enforce Islamic law in Indonesia

Bashir said the 2002 attack that killed 202 people was wrong, but that he believes the culprits executed for their roles in the bombings were trying to ‘get rid of sinful deeds’.

11 Oct 2022 - 11:04AMvideocam

Indonesia

Bali blasts bomb maker ‘sorry’, but does it mean Umar Patek is rehabilitated?

Umar Patek says he is “sorry” for his role in the Bali bombings that killed 202 people, including 11 Hong Kong residents. The Indonesian is now eligible for parole, but authorities have yet to decide on his status.

5 Oct 2022 - 5:14PM

Indonesia

What’s next for Bali bomber Umar Patek as Australia opposes early release?

Umar Patek was one of terrorists convicted for 2002 attack that killed 202 people; he was sentenced to 20 years in 2012 after years on the run.

25 Aug 2022 - 7:46PM

Umar Patek, an Indonesian militant convicted in 2012 for the 2002 Bali terrorist attacks, in court during his trial. He could soon be released from prison. File photo: AP

Australia

Australia dismayed over Bali bomb maker’s early release from prison

Patek, the bomb maker in the attack that killed 202 people, including 88 Australians, got a 5-month sentence reduction – meaning he could be released on parole.

19 Aug 2022 - 1:05PM

Terrorism

Indonesian militant gets 15 years in jail for Bali attacks

Aris Sumarsono was found guilty of harbouring suspects and hiding information about the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists.

19 Jan 2022 - 8:18PM

Terrorism

Hunting Hambali: bringing ‘Southeast Asia’s Osama bin Laden’ to justice

The Indonesian accused of masterminding the 2002 Bali bombings has been held in Guantanamo Bay for the past 15 years. He remains one of a handful of high-value detainees at the US military prison still considered a high-risk threat to the US.

12 Dec 2021 - 9:50AMvideocam

Hambali, real name Riduan Isamuddin. Photo: EPA/Malaysia Police Department Handout

Indonesia

Indonesia hands life sentence to militant who went on run for 16 years

Upik Lawanga was found guilty of making bombs used in the Tentena market attack, which killed 22 people and injured 91

8 Dec 2021 - 8:28PM

Islamic militant Upik Lawanga sentenced to life in prison for making bombs that killed 22 people. Photo: AP

United States

Bali bombing suspects formally charged after ‘flawed’ arraignment

The three men – an Indonesian and two Malaysians – appeared in a secure courthouse encircled by razor wire in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba amid defence complaints about biased and unskilled interpreters.

1 Sep 2021 - 8:10PM

Guantanamo Bay detention camp

Bali bomb case starts in Guantanamo Bay 18 years after capture of suspects

Indonesian prisoner Encep Nurjaman, known as Hambali, and two Malaysians started their arraignment at a hearing at the US base in Cuba

31 Aug 2021 - 4:13AM

Guantanamo Bay detention camp

Bali bombing suspects to go on trial in Guantanamo Bay

Encep Nurjaman or Riduan Isamuddin, better known by his nom de guerre Hambali, has been held at Guantanamo Bay since 2006, alongside Malaysians Mohammed Nazir bin Lep and Mohammed Farik bin Amin.

30 Aug 2021 - 8:58PM

Indonesia

Bali bombing suspect’s day in court brings new headache for US

Proceeding to a full trial risks embarrassing the US with claims of torture at Guantanamo Bay. A plea deal is also a problem, as Indonesia is unlikely to want him back.

4 Jul 2021 - 11:02AM

Buildings and cars burn after a bomb blast in the tourist site of Kuta, Bali, in October 2002. Photo: AFP

Islamic militancy

US charges Indonesian extremist Hambali in 2002 Bali bombings

The bombings of tourist nightclubs in Bali killed 202, while the attack on the JW Marriott hotel in Jakarta a year later left 12 dead.

22 Jan 2021 - 2:55PM

Indonesia

Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, who inspired Bali bombings, freed from prison

Bashir was imprisoned in 2011 for his links to a militant training camp in the religiously conservative Aceh province. He was convicted of funding the camp and sentenced to 15 years in jail.

8 Jan 2021 - 8:42PMvideocam

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Bali bombing

On October 12, 2002, Bali fell victim to the deadliest act of terrorism in Indonesia's history. Three bombs were detonated in busy nightclubs in the popular Kuta district, killing 202 people and injuring more than 200 others. Members of Jemaah Islamiyah, an extremist Islamist group, were convicted over the bombings and in November 2008 Imam Samudra, Amrozi Nurhasyim and Huda bin Abdul Haq were executed by firing squad.

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9 September, 2024