The Decision to Grant Early Release to Bali Bomber ‘Adds to Trauma’ Says Victims

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese looks on during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on July 28, 2022. Martin Ollman/Getty Images

Australia is continuing to make diplomatic representations to Indonesia following the proposed early release of the bomb-maker who assembled the explosives used in the Bali bombings.

Umar Patek’s sentence has been reduced by a further five months, meaning he could walk free within days after only serving around half of his original 20-year sentence.