An Indonesian court is to deliver its verdict in the case of one of the alleged key figures in the 2002 Bali bombings. Umar Patek, 45, is facing six charges, several of which are terrorism-related. Prosecutors have asked for life imprisonment. He has admitted helping mix chemicals for the bombs, but said he was not involved in the attacks themselves.
The Bali bombings in 2002 killed more than 200 people.
The attacks targeted Paddy's Bar and the Sari Club in the resort of Kuta. Those killed were from 21 countries, including 88 Australians, 38 Indonesians and 28 Britons. Lawyers for Umar Patek have sought to play down his role, saying he was involved in the preparation of the blasts but not in their execution.
Mr Patek himself has admitted helping to assemble the explosives, but said he was not the chief bomb maker, as prosecutors have alleged. He asked for ''forgiveness'' in court, saying he was against the attacks "from the start".
Mr Patek, whose trial began in February, was arrested in January 2011 in Pakistan, in the town where Osama Bin Laden was later killed in a US raid.''
He was later extradited to Indonesia.
The bombings were blamed on the Jemaah Islamiah militant network. Three men were executed in 2008 for playing key roles in the attacks and three others have been shot dead in police raids.''
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