Bali bombing militants to be freed
Indonesia is to free two Islamic militants jailed for their roles in the 2002 Bali bombings to mark an Islamic holiday, prison officials say.
Sirojul Munir, who is serving a five-year term in the East Kalimantan capital of Balikpapan for harbouring key bomber Ali Imron, is set to walk free tomorrow, a prison official, who identified himself as Edi, told AFP by phone.
"Sirojul Munir will immediately walk out a free man tomorrow because with the one-month remission, he has served all of his jail term," the official at Balikpapan jail said.
A second militant, whose identity was not released, is also set to walk free tomorrow from Kerobokan prison on Bali, the state-run Antara news agency quoted prison chief warder Ilham Djaya as saying.
He did not give details of any other reductions and could not be reached for confirmation.
Indonesia typically grants sentence cuts of up to six months twice a year - once to mark Independence Day and another to mark major religious holidays handed out according to a convict's faith.
Munir
Munir was jailed in October 2003 for hindering anti-terror police operations by his hiding of Imron in East Kalimantan shortly after the bombings.
Imron is serving life in prison for his role in the nightclub blasts on the resort island which killed 202 people, mostly western holidaymakers.
The official, Edi, said Munir had received remissions totalling two years and one month since he began serving his term.
"He has never broken any regulations during his imprisonment and has always shown good behaviour," he said.
The official said that the final militant being held at the prison in connection with the bombing, Muhammad Yunus, also received a one-month remission but was due to remain in jail until 2008.
Repeated remissions have been meted out to several of the dozens of militants jailed over the bombings, angering Australia, which lost 88 of its nationals in the atrocity, and other Western nations.
Remissions are given to all prisoners who have shown good conduct except for those on death row and serving life sentences. Three of the 2002 Bali bomb ringleaders are awaiting execution.
-AFP |
