Bali suspect flees court through toilet window

Bali, a pocket of Hinduism in Muslim-majority Indonesia, is a popular tourist destination known for its tropical climate and palm-fringed beaches. -AFP

Denpasar (Indonesia) (AFP) - A man on trial for allegedly stealing large sums of cash from an ATM on the Indonesian resort island of Bali fled from court Tuesday by climbing out of a toilet window, police said.

Peruvian national Jose William Salazar Ortiz had been due to hear prosecutors' sentence demand at the hearing, one of the final stages of a criminal trial in Indonesia.