2002 Bali Bombings — the full case file

The Bali bombers packed their Sari Club car bomb into twelve plastic filing cabinets loaded with explosives. On 12 October 2002, Jemaah Islamiyah militants detonated three bombs in Kuta, Bali, killing 202 people and injuring 209 others in Indonesia's deadliest terrorist attack. On October 12, 2002, Suicide bomber detonates explosives vest at Paddy's Pub; seconds later a car bomb detonates outside the Sari Club; a smaller device explodes outside the US consulate in Denpasar. 202 people killed, 209 injured. On October 14, 2002, UN Security Council passes Resolution 1438 condemning the attack. On April 30, 2003, First charges related to the bombings filed against Amrozi bin Nurhasyim. On August 8, 2003, Amrozi bin Nurhasyim found guilty and sentenced to death. On September 10, 2003, Imam Samudra sentenced to death. On September 18, 2003, Ali Imron sentenced to life imprisonment. On October 1, 2003, Ali Ghufron (Mukhlas) sentenced to death. On July 23, 2004, Convicted bomber Maskur Abdul Kadir successfully appeals his conviction; Constitutional Court rules retroactive laws used in Bali trials unconstitutional. On October 12, 2004, Permanent memorial dedicated at the site of Paddy's Pub on the second anniversary of the attack. On March 3, 2005, Abu Bakar Bashir convicted of conspiracy over the 2002 Bali attacks and sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment. On November 9, 2005, Bomb-maker Azahari Husin killed in a police raid in Batu, East Java. On June 14, 2006, Abu Bakar Bashir freed after serving less than 26 months. On December 21, 2006, Bashir's conspiracy conviction overturned by Indonesia's Supreme Court. On June 13, 2007, Suspect Abu Dujana reported captured. On November 9, 2008, Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, Imam Samudra, and Ali Ghufron (Mukhlas) executed by firing squad at Nusakambangan prison. On March 9, 2010, Dulmatin killed in a shootout with Indonesian police in Pamulang, South Tangerang. In 2011, Umar Patek arrested in Abbottabad, Pakistan. On December 10, 2020, Suspect Zulkarnaen arrested in Lampung, Indonesia. The case is recorded as solved. This case file is kept in memory of Tom Singer, Jake Young, and Marc Gajado. The full sourced case file, with every fact cited, is at casepin dot org.

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