Indonesian Ali Imron was convicted in the 2002 Bali attack that killed over 200. He now works to deradicalize terrorists and says he can do more if released.
Since Imron’s arrest, Indonesian authorities have enlisted his help in a variety of ways, allowing him to visit schools and conduct television interviews from prison.
Imron doesn’t wear prison overalls and is allowed his own clothes because he is a long-term inmate. His hair, eyebrows and beard are flecked with gray, and he has a paunch from lack of exercise. He has apologized publicly many times for his actions, but some victim groups have“I feel the burden of what I did with me always,” Imron said in October, days before the 20th anniversary of the Bali bombings. “Until I die, I will keep saying I’m sorry.
But news of Patek’s potential release has drawn the ire of officials and victims’ families in Australia, some of whom have cast doubt on the effectiveness of Indonesia’s deradicalization efforts. Some family members of the victims, however, have come to appreciate the ex-militants’ efforts. Hayati Eka Laksmi’s husband was killed in the bombing when the car he was in was blown up by the van that exploded outside the Sari Club in Kuta. She met Imron in prison.“At first, I wanted to slash at him with a razor and rub chilis into his wounds,” she said. “But then I would have been the same as him. I didn’t want to fight violence with more violence. I forgave him so he could be better.
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