'I cannot accept it': Bali bomb survivors fume after attacker's term cut

In this file photo taken on June 21, 2012, a police commando handcuffs convicted Islamic extremist Umar Patek after a Jakarta court sentenced Patek to 20 years in jail for acts of terror related to the 2002 Bali bombings. - AFP

SURABAYA, Indonesia (AFP): Almost two decades after the Bali bombings left Thiolina Ferawati Marpaung with permanent eye injuries, news that one of the masterminds could be released early has caused fresh trauma.

Indonesia's latest reduction to Umar Patek's prison sentence -- revealed last week by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and confirmed by AFP -- means the bomber could be released on parole before the island marks the 20th anniversary of the attacks in October.