Australians Appalled at Early Release of Bali Bomb Maker, Government Seeks Assurances

Australians Appalled at Early Release of Bali Bomb Maker, Government Seeks Assurances
Convicted bombmaker Umar Patek walks into the court room during verdict trial on June 21, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Patek was convicted of assembling the explosives that killed 202 people in Bali on Christmas Eve 2002. Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images
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The Australian government has sought for assurances from the Indonesian government that the bomb maker of the 2002 Bali terrorist attacks will be subject to continued supervision after he was released on parole on Dec. 7.

In 2012, Umar Patek was sentenced to 20 years in jail after he was found guilty of being the bomb maker for Indonesian-based Islamic extremist group Jemaah Islamiyah, which were behind the attacks.