Accused of being an expert bomb-maker for a South-East Asian terror network, Umar Patek was dubbed the 'Demolition Man' by local media during his trial.
Umar Patek — who was jailed for 20 years over his role in the 2002 Bali bombings — has been given a further five-month reduction to his sentence as part of Indonesia's Independence Day celebrations.
Evidence in his 2012 trial suggested former Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden gave JI $30,000 to wage jihad and Patek might have met him in a Pakistani town, a claim Patek repeatedly denied. Local media reports said Patek has been participating in a de-radicalisation program for several years.
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