Umar Patek
| Umar Patek | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970 Java, Indonesia |
| Arrested | January 25, 2011 Abottabad, Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence |
| Citizenship | Indonesian |
| Detained at |
Porong Detention Center, East Java,Indonesia charges premeditated mass murder, Conspirarcy to commit terrorism, harbouring information on terriorsm, possessiom of explosives and firearms and two counts of document fraud |
| Penalty | 20 years |
| Status | Convicted |
Porong Detention Center, East Java,Indonesia
Umar Patek (born 1970) 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. In June 2012 Patek was convicted for his involvement in the 2002 bombings in Bali, Indonesia, which killed 202 people.
Patek was captured by Pakistani security officials in Abbotabad on 25 January 2011. 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." 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 leaderDawn.com earlier reported that Patek intended to travel to North Waziristan with two French militants.
There had been earlier false reports that he had been killed on September 14, 2006 in the Sulu province of the Philippines.
On 11 August 2011, Umar Patek was extradited from Pakistan to Indonesia where he was detained in Jakarta before pending trial.
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