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Tag: Abu Bakar Ba’asyir

Posted inIndonesia

Bali bomber released after serving just half sentence

by John McBeth August 20, 2022August 26, 2022

JAKARTA – Javanese-Arab militant Umar Patek was one of the last of the 2002 Bali bombers to be apprehended, in far-off Pakistan. Now, to the anger of Australians, he stands to be released after serving only half his term and within weeks of the 20th anniversary of their greatest peacetime tragedy. Patek, 52, received a 20-year […]

Posted inIndonesia

Bali bombing terror leader lives to see another day

by John McBeth January 21, 2022January 26, 2022
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia

Democracy and terrorism a wicked mix in Indonesia

by John McBeth January 25, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia

Under political fire, Widodo flip-flops on terrorist release

by John McBeth January 23, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance

Political motives behind release of Indonesian high-profile prisoners

by John McBeth January 20, 2019February 18, 2020
Armed police escort Aman Abdurrahman, leader of militant outfit Jamaah Ansharut Daulah, a group linked to the Islamic State (ISIS), to a court hearing in Jakarta on May 18, 2018.Photo: AFP / Bay Ismoyo
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Iraq, Middle East, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Vietnam, World

Militant gets death for deadly Jakarta attack arranged from jail

by John McBeth June 27, 2018February 18, 2020
Aman Abdurrahman in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Bay Ismoyo
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Middle East, Oceania

Indonesia seeks lethal revenge against ISIS

by John McBeth May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

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