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Jakarta focus on Bali trial of Umar Patek From: The Australian May 28, 2011 12:00AM INDONESIA is focused on seeing alleged terrorist Umar Patek stand trial over the 2002 Bali bombings, Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa says. Patek was captured in January, after almost a decade on the run, in Abbottabad, the same Pakistani city where al-Qa'ida leader Osama bin Laden was killed on May 2. However, questions remain over where the former Jemaah Islamiah field commander might face trial in relation to the 2002 attacks in Bali, which killed 202 people, including 88 Australians. While Indonesian officials have said their chances of pursuing a case against Patek are limited, because counter-terrorism laws introduced in 2003 could not be applied retrospectively, Mr Natalegawa said yesterday that his government was still considering its options. "We have sent a team to Pakistan and we are still now at a stage of trying to ascertain whether there is to be a legal process for Umar Patek in Pakistan itself," he said. "In other words, the level of Pakistan's own interest in pursuing a legal case against him. Only then do we proceed to the next steps - to see whether he will be simply deported from Pakistan or whether he will be extradited." A spokesman for Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade declined to comment on whether Canberra had sent a team to Pakistan to assess the case. Asked whether Australia had a preference on where Patek should face justice, the spokesman said: "All options are on the table. But, given that Patek is an Indonesian citizen and some of his most heinous crimes were committed in Indonesia, any action to be taken is primarily a matter for the Indonesian authorities." Mr Natalegawa said Indonesia's chief concern was that Patek be "held to account for what he is alleged to have perpetrated". Related Coverage a.. Australia considering extraditing Patek The Australian, 3 days ago b.. Terror suspect has officials in quandary The Australian, 10 May 2011 c.. No complaints over Rudd's bomber blab The Australian, 6 May 2011 d.. Rudd in row over Osama ally's arrest The Australian, 6 May 2011 e.. Buzz over Bali planner's capture The Australian, 5 May 2011 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
