Australia upset over decision on Bali attack bomb-maker

Ground zero: Tourists visiting the Bali Bombing Memorial in Kuta, Bali. Patek became eligible for parole on Aug 14. — AP

AUSTRALIA’S leader said it’s upsetting that Indonesia has further reduced the prison sentence of the bomb-maker in the Bali terror attack that killed 202 people – which could free him within days if he’s granted parole.

The most recent reduction of Umar Patek’s sentence takes his total reductions to almost two years and means Patek could be released on parole ahead of the 20th anniversary of the bombings in October.