Two Bali militants freed for Eid
By Ben Lim,WNS Jarkata Correspondent
JARKATA - Two militants jailed over the 2002 Bali bombings have been freed, having had their sentences cut to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Nine other militants have reportedly had their sentences reduced. Indonesia traditionally marks national holidays by granting remissions for prisoners who show good behaviour. But relatives of the 202 victims of the Bali attacks - many of whom were Australian - have been angered by similar sentence cuts in the past.
The two men who have now been freed, Sirojul Munir and Mujarot, were convicted of the relatively minor roles of sheltering two of the bombing masterminds, officials said. Munir was originally sentenced to five years in jail, but has already received several remissions. "He has never broken any regulations during his imprisonment, and has always shown good behaviour," said Edi, an official at the jail in Balikpapan in East Kalimantan province.
More than 30 people have been jailed for the 2002 Bali blasts, which have been blamed on the South-East Asian militant group Jemaah Islamiah. Several people convicted of playing a more serious role in the attacks are serving life sentences, while three men - Amrozi, Ali Gufron and Imam Samudra - are due to face the death penalty.
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