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| Bali bomb suspect Umar Patek verdict due | Bali bomb suspect Umar Patek verdict due |
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| An Indonesian court is to deliver its verdict in the case of one of the alleged key figures in the 2002 Bali bombings. | An Indonesian court is to deliver its verdict in the case of one of the alleged key figures in the 2002 Bali bombings. |
| Umar Patek, 45, is facing six charges, several of which are terrorism-related. Prosecutors have asked for life imprisonment. | Umar Patek, 45, is facing six charges, several of which are terrorism-related. Prosecutors have asked for life imprisonment. |
| He has admitted helping mix chemicals for the bombs, but said he was not involved in the attacks themselves. | He has admitted helping mix chemicals for the bombs, but said he was not involved in the attacks themselves. |
| The Bali bombings in 2002 killed more than 200 people. | The Bali bombings in 2002 killed more than 200 people. |
| The attacks targeted Paddy's Bar and the Sari Club in the resort of Kuta. Those killed were from 21 countries, including 88 Australians, 38 Indonesians and 28 Britons. | The attacks targeted Paddy's Bar and the Sari Club in the resort of Kuta. Those killed were from 21 countries, including 88 Australians, 38 Indonesians and 28 Britons. |
| Lawyers for Umar Patek have sought to play down his role, saying he was involved in the preparation of the blasts but not in their execution. | Lawyers for Umar Patek have sought to play down his role, saying he was involved in the preparation of the blasts but not in their execution. |
| Mr Patek himself has admitted helping to assemble the explosives, but said he was not the chief bomb maker, as prosecutors have alleged. | Mr Patek himself has admitted helping to assemble the explosives, but said he was not the chief bomb maker, as prosecutors have alleged. |
| He asked for ''forgiveness'' in court, saying he was against the attacks "from the start". | He asked for ''forgiveness'' in court, saying he was against the attacks "from the start". |
| Mr Patek, whose trial began in February, was arrested in January 2011 in Pakistan, in the town where Osama Bin Laden was later killed in a US raid. | Mr Patek, whose trial began in February, was arrested in January 2011 in Pakistan, in the town where Osama Bin Laden was later killed in a US raid. |
| He was later extradited to Indonesia. | He was later extradited to Indonesia. |
| The bombings were blamed on the Jemaah Islamiah militant network. | |
| Three men were executed in 2008 for playing key roles in the attacks and three others have been shot dead in police raids. |