Bali bombing key suspect's wife detained

Updated: 2011-08-22 14:40

(Xinhua)

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JAKARTA - Indonesian National Police have detained wife of Umar Patek, alleged mastermind of Bali bombings in 2002 that killed 202 people, along with her husband in March in Pakistan, local media quoting police spokesman reported here on Monday.

Police spokesman Boy Rafli Amar said Rukayah, a Filipino, was charged with immigration violation for using a false Indonesian passport while accompanying Patek in other countries.

Boy said the passport was issued based on false birth and family certificates.

"She is in isolation in a detention cell," Boy was quoted by the Jakarta Post as saying.

The spokesman said Patek was charged with several violations, including acts of terrorism, immigration violations and other crimes.

"He is facing charges carrying more than 15 years in prison," he said.

Patek has been in police custody at the Police Mobile Brigade detention center in Kelapa Dua, Depok, from August 17 following his transfer from Pakistan authorities to the Indonesian government.

He is one of the main suspects in the Bali bombings that killed 202 people, including 88 Australians, after attacks on the Sari Club and Paddy's Bar in Kuta, and the US consulate in Renon of Bali.

Patek is wanted in Indonesia, the Philippines, the United States and Australia, with a $1 million bounty on his head. He is also known as a close associate of deceased terrorist Dulmatin, the alleged bomb maker of the Bali attacks.

Patek is also suspected of being a field commander at a Jamaah Islamiyah training camp in Mindanao in the Philippines.

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