Umar Patek recently opened a new coffee business in Surabaya, prompting a public debate about the nation’s distinctive approach to deradicalization.

Now, the convicted bomber is brewing something else entirely: peace, he says - and a second chance. He plans to unveil his new coffee business, "RAMU Coffee 1966 by Umar Patek", on Tuesday in the ...

Indonesia has released on parole Umar Patek, a bomb maker in the deadly 2002 Bali attacks, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights said on Wednesday.

Umar Patek, a leading member of the Al Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah, was sentenced to 20 years in jail in 2012 after being found guilty of making a car bomb that ripped through two Bali nightclubs.

Umar Patek — who was jailed for 20 years over his role in the 2002 Bali bombings — has been given a further five-month reduction to his sentence as part of Indonesia's Independence Day ...

Umar Patek was originally sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2012 after being convicted of helping to mix the bombs that obliterated two popular tourist bars on the paradisiac island in 2002.

JAKARTA, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Indonesia has released on parole Umar Patek, a bomb maker in deadly 2002 Bali attacks, the ministry of law and human rights said on Wednesday. Patek, a member of the Al ...

Umar Patek, center, is shown in in Jakarta, Indonesia, Nov. 29, 2011. Tatan Syuflana/AP hide caption ...

Hisyam bin Alizein, also known by his alias Umar Patek, was a leading member of the al-Qaida-linked network Jemaah Islamiyah, which was blamed for the blasts at two nightclubs in Kuta Beach.

Umar Patek was one of 16,659 prisoners in East Java who last week received general remission to mark Indonesia's 77th Independence Day and became eligible for parole.

Umar Patek was released on Wednesday after serving about half of his 20-year sentence for making the explosives used in the 2002 Bali bombings that killed over 200 people.