Indonesian jailed for Bali bombing starts coffee business

Umar Patek, a 58-year-old former militant who helped assemble the one-tonne bomb that killed 202 people in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombing, carries a cup of coffee at a cafe in Surabaya, East Java province, Indonesia, June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Prasto Wardoyo

SURABAYA, Indonesia (Reuters) -An Indonesian convicted in the deadly 2002 Bali nightclub bombings has launched his own coffee business after being released on parole, and has said he will use some of the earnings to help survivors of the attacks.

Umar Patek, a member of the al Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah group, was jailed for 20 years in 2012 after he was found guilty of making bombs that ripped through two Bali nightclubs, killing 202 people, including 88 Australians and 38 Indonesians. He was released on parole in 2022 and has apologised to the victims.