TWO militants jailed over the 2002 Bali bombings, in which 202 people including 88 Australians died, are reportedly to be released to mark the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan.
Sirojul Munir, sentenced to five years for hiding one of the bombing masterminds, will walk free from the jail in East Kalimantan's capital of Balikpapan tomorrow, a fellow prisoner Edi, has told wire newsagency Associated Press (AP).
Another unidentified militant will be released from the main prison on Bali island, the justice ministry's head of Bali's prison division, Anak Agung Mayun Mataram, has told AP.
Indonesia traditionally marks national holidays by cutting prison terms for inmates who exhibit good behaviour - usually by several months.
33 people were jailed over the 2002 Bali blasts, which were blamed on the al-Qaeda-linked militant group Jemaah Islamiah.
Ten other militants jailed for the bombings will have their sentences reduced, officials said.
The clemency is likely to anger Australia and other countries that lost citizens in the suicide attack on nightclubs in the main Balinese city of Denpasar.
Amrozi, Ali Gufron and Imam Samudra have been given the death penalty over the attack and three others are serving life sentences. Under Indonesian law, they are not eligible for prison sentence reductions. |