Former Indonesian militant Umar Patek (2nd left), sentenced for his role in the Bali bombings, takes part in a flag-raising ceremony to mark Independence Day in Porong Prison, Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia Aug 17, 2017. The director of de-radicalisation at Indonesia's counter-terrorism agency says about 120 reformed militants will apologise to dozens of victims including survivors of the 2002 Bali bombings and the 2004 bombing of the Australian Embassy in Jakarta. The three days of meetings at a Jakarta hotel that began Monday aren't open to the media except for an event on the final day. Febby Firmansyah Isran, who suffered burns to 45% of his body from the 2003 bombing of the J.W. Marriot hotel in Jakarta, said he'd forgiven the perpetrators and now runs a support group for bombing victims.

Source: Bangkok Post February 26, 2018 04:07 UTC