Bali mastermind: Umar Patek to be deported

Mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings will be deported back to Indonesia after being arrested in Pakistan in March

UMAR PATEK:
The alleged mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings that killed more than 200 people will be deported back to Indonesia after being arrested in Pakistan in March, Indonesian National Anti-Terror Agency deputy chief Tito Karnavian told reporters. Jakarta’s foreign and justice ministries are now working to process Patek’s deportation, he added. Indonesian counter-terrorism police have been tracking Patek for years.


Published in The Express Tribune, July 26th,  2011.