Umar Patek
| Umar Patek | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970 Java, Indonesia |
| Arrested | January 25, 2011 Abottabad, Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence |
| Citizenship | Indonesian |
| Alleged to be a member of | Jemaah Islamiyah |
| Status | Incarcerated in Indonesian prison, awaiting trial as of August 2011. |
Umar Patek (born 1970)[1] is an Indonesian member of Jemaah Islamiyah who was wanted in the United States, Australia, and Indonesia on terrorism charges. There was a US$1 million reward offered by the Rewards For Justice Program for information leading to his capture.[2] Patek is alleged to have created the explosives used during the 2002 bombings in Bali, Indonesia, which killed 202 people.[3]
Patek was captured by Pakistani security officials in Abbotabad on 25 January 2011.[4][5] Indonesian officials reported that Patek had confessed to playing a key role in the 2002 Bali bombings as well as a series of bombings on Christmas Eve in 2000. Ansyaad Mbai, the head of Indonesia's anti-terrorism agency, also told the Associated Press that Patek had "helped lead authorities to bin Laden."[3] In May 2011, Indonesian Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said that Patek was in Abottabad with his wife with the purpose of meeting bin Laden, but an unnamed U.S. counterterrorism official dismissed this claim as a "coincidence" and told ABC News that the U.S. had no evidence that Patek was attempting to meet with the al-Qaeda leader[6][7] Dawn.com earlier reported that Patek intended to travel to North Waziristan with two French militants.[5]
There had been earlier false reports that he had been killed on September 14, 2006 in the Sulu province of the Philippines.[8]
On 11 August 2011, Umar Patek was extradited to Indonesia where he is detained in Jakarta before pending trial.[9][3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Bali bomb suspect arrested in Pakistan: Indonesia". AFP (Google News). 2011-03-30. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gkNi-OuM7vMVvRutebSeRtVvWK7g?docId=CNG.efc36d776e43264f13eed77eb77852aa.711. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
- ^ Rewards for Justice page on Umar Patek
- ^ a b c "Bali bomb suspect extradited to Indonesia". Al Jazeera. 2011-08-11. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2011/08/20118115463667944.html. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
- ^ "Bali bombing suspect Umar Patek 'arrested in Pakistan'". BBC News online. 2011-09-30. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12900555. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ a b "Militant’s road ends in Pakistan". Dawn. 15 April 2011. http://www.dawn.com/2011/04/15/how-umar-patek-was-captured.html. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ "Minister: Patek planned to meet bin Laden". UPI.com (United Press International, Inc). 2011-05-11. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/05/05/Minister-Patek-planned-to-meet-bin-Laden/UPI-44731304573622/. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
- ^ "Terror Suspect Nabbed in Osama Bin Laden's Town Months Before Raid". ABC News. 2011-05-11. http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/osama-bin-laden-bali-bombing-suspect-abbottabad-seal/story?id=13535069. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
- ^ Bali bomb recruiter Umar Patek shot dead, Courier Mail, 14 September 2005.
- ^ "Bali bombing suspect Umar Patek extradited to Indonesia". BBC News. August 11, 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14486404.
[edit] External links
- Dawn Archive
- Official: CIA tipoff led to Pakistan arrest, Kathy Gannon and Kimberly Dozier, Boston Globe, 30 March 2011
- Joint Team Will Fly to Pakistan to Verify Umar Patek's Arrest, Made Arya Kencana, Jakarta Globe, 30 March 2011
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