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7NEWS
an hour ago
- Business
- 7NEWS
Bali Bomber Umar Patek causes outrage after starting coffee business, using deadly attacks to promote venture
The terrorist responsible for making the bombs that killed more than 200 people — including 88 Aussies — in Bali is using his role in the deadly attack to market his new business. Umar Patek was convicted of creating the car bomb that exploded outside two busy Kuta nightclubs in 2002 and was one of the world's most wanted men after going on the run for nine years after the incident. He served only 11 years of his 20-year jail sentence, and just three years after his release, he is causing outrage again. Patek has launched a new coffee business, claiming he is now 'brewing peace'. The business, Coffee RAMU 1966 by Umar Patek, is located in Surabaya, the capital of East Java. The name RAMU is a reversal of his name Umar. 'Once, I concocted bombs, and now I concoct coffee,' Patek told the South China Morning Post. Patek said he wanted to start a new life and the only option for him was to launch his own business because 'no one wanted to hire a convicted criminal'. 'Before, I was known for something that hurt the world,' he said. 'Now I have chosen a different path. 'Before, bitterness used to destroy, now (the) bitterness (of coffee) heals.' A restaurant in the region, Hedon Estate, has helped Patek to launch the business. 'I thought it was so humanitarian of them to help me, particularly as the owner of the cafe is not Muslim. I hope that my new business will be a success and I will be able to be independent again,' he said. His new career path and disgraceful marketing tactic has left families of the Bali Bombing victims' outraged. WA's Peter Hughes, who survived the bombings, said it was 'disgusting' that Patek was still held in high regard in Indonesia. 'It doesn't surprise me. We will not be held silent to this low life human,' he said. Mr Hughes said the sentences handed down to Patek and all those behind the bombings were 'disgraceful.' 'Even though it's over 20 years, there's still people suffering in silence. As far as the terrorists go, they can go to hell,' he said. Patek was also convicted in connection with the 2000 Christmas Eve bombings which took place in Jakarta and eight other Indonesian cities and claimed 18 lives. After the Bali bombings, he hid out in Pakistan and the Philippines before being detained in Abbottabad, Pakistan, in 2011 and extradited to Indonesia. He told the publication he had apologised to the victims many times, both publicly and privately. 'If I apologise, people say that I am pretending and being strategic,' he said. 'If I don't apologise people will say I am arrogant and don't care. So everything is always wrong.' Sandra Thompson, the mother of 29-year-old Australian rugby player Clint who died in the attack, said Patek has never paid for the atrocity. 'Has this man repented? Does he still think what he did was morally right? Or has he just served a sentence then moved on?' she queried. 'Two hundred and two lives plus an unborn baby and survivors still living with the effects of their injuries. Has he paid for that? Never, if he has no remorse. 'I thought I had forgiven, then another one is allowed to live a normal life. A life he took from all those families. My life has never been the same.'
Perth Now
a day ago
- Perth Now
Bali bomber uses deadly attacks to market new business
The terrorist responsible for making the bombs that killed more than 200 people — including 88 Aussies — in Bali is using his role in the deadly attack to market his new business. Umar Patek was convicted of creating the car bomb that exploded outside two busy Kuta nightclubs in 2002 and was one of the world's most wanted men after going on the run for nine years after the incident. He served only 11 years of his 20-year jail sentence, and just three years after his release, he is causing outrage again. Patek has launched a new coffee business, claiming he is now 'brewing peace'. The business, Coffee RAMU 1966 by Umar Patek, is located in Surabaya, the capital of East Java. The name RAMU is a reversal of his name Umar. Convicted terrorist Umar Patek has launched a new business venture . Credit: Supplied 'Once, I concocted bombs, and now I concoct coffee,' Patek told This Week in Asia. Patek said he wanted to start a new life and the only option for him was to launch his own business because 'no one wanted to hire a convicted criminal'. 'Before, I was known for something that hurt the world,' he said. 'Now I have chosen a different path. His new career path and disgraceful marketing tactic has left families of the Bali Bombing victims' outraged. Credit: Firdia Lisnawati / AP 'Before, bitterness used to destroy, now (the) bitterness (of coffee) heals.' His new career path and disgraceful marketing tactic has left families of the Bali Bombing victims' outraged. Sandra Thompson, the mother of 29-year-old Australian rugby player Clint who died in the attack, said Patek has never paid for the atrocity. 'Has this man repented? Does he still think what he did was morally right? Or has he just served a sentence then moved on?' she queried. 'Two hundred and two lives plus an unborn baby and survivors still living with the effects of their injuries. Has he paid for that? Never, if he has no remorse.'
West Australian
a day ago
- West Australian
Bali Bomber Umar Patek causes outrage after starting coffee business, using deadly attacks to promote venture
The terrorist responsible for making the bombs that killed more than 200 people — including 88 Aussies — in Bali is using his role in the deadly attack to market his new business. Umar Patek was convicted of creating the car bomb that exploded outside two busy Kuta nightclubs in 2002 and was one of the world's most wanted men after going on the run for nine years after the incident. He served only 11 years of his 20-year jail sentence, and just three years after his release, he is causing outrage again. Patek has launched a new coffee business, claiming he is now 'brewing peace'. The business, Coffee RAMU 1966 by Umar Patek, is located in Surabaya, the capital of East Java. The name RAMU is a reversal of his name Umar. 'Once, I concocted bombs, and now I concoct coffee,' Patek told This Week in Asia. Patek said he wanted to start a new life and the only option for him was to launch his own business because 'no one wanted to hire a convicted criminal'. 'Before, I was known for something that hurt the world,' he said. 'Now I have chosen a different path. 'Before, bitterness used to destroy, now (the) bitterness (of coffee) heals.' His new career path and disgraceful marketing tactic has left families of the Bali Bombing victims' outraged. Sandra Thompson, the mother of 29-year-old Australian rugby player Clint who died in the attack, said Patek has never paid for the atrocity. 'Has this man repented? Does he still think what he did was morally right? Or has he just served a sentence then moved on?' she queried. 'Two hundred and two lives plus an unborn baby and survivors still living with the effects of their injuries. Has he paid for that? Never, if he has no remorse.'
News.com.au
a day ago
- Business
- News.com.au
Bali bomb maker Umar Patek launches business in Indonesia
A convicted terrorist and bombmaker in the 2002 Bali bombings that killed more than 200 people has launched a new business in Indonesia — claiming he is now 'brewing peace'. The news has been met with anger from the families of those who died in the bombing. Some 88 Australians lost their lives in the attack on two nightclubs in the popular tourist district of Kuta on Saturday night, October 12, 2002. On top of the 202 people who died, 240 others were injured. Umar Patek was on the run for almost a decade and was eventually tracked down in Pakistan in 2011 and arrested. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2012 but was released from jail in Java, Indonesia on parole in December 2022 after serving 11 years. The early release was slammed by Australian officials. Now, he is opening a coffee business. Patek told the South China Morning Post 's This Week in Asia about his 'Coffee RAMU 1966 by Umar Patek' venture. 'Before, I was known for something that hurt the world,' he said. 'Now I have chosen a different path.' Hedon Estate, a restaurant in Surabaya, Indonesia, has helped Patek launch the business. Patek said the owner had donated equipment to make the coffee and they would stock his products. He told This Week in Asia that the move was about starting a new life. 'Once, I concocted bombs, and now I concoct coffee,' Patek said. Hedon Estate will host the launch of RAMU 1966 by Umar Patek on Tuesday. The restaurant has posted promotional videos with Patek on social media. One caption, translated to English, reads: 'He was known for the wounds he left, now he is remembered for the aroma of coffee he brewed. 'His life's journey is not about a dark past, but about the courage to change and choose a path that brings peace. One man, one cup of coffee, and a million new hopes.' On Patek's prison release in 2022, Indonesia said Patek had participated in the country's deradicalisation program and earned remissions for good behaviour. Then Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said Patek's release was an 'absolutely horrible day for the victims of the Bali bombings'. Australian Sandra Thompson, whose 29-year-old son Clint Thompson died in the bombings, reacted to the news of Patek's new business. 'Has this man repented? Does he still think what he did was morally right? Or has he just served a sentence then moved on?' she told This Week in Asia. 'Two hundred and two lives plus an unborn baby and survivors still living with the effects of their injuries. Has he paid for that? Never, if he has no remorse.' Patek has previously labelled himself 'a murderer and a sinner' and said he has apologised to victims open to hearing him. 'Everyone who has met with me in person has forgiven me,' Patek claimed in a Q&A for Al Jazeera in 2023. 'When I meet victims, I say, 'I am Umar Patek and I was involved in the Bali bombing,' then I explain why I was there, and apologise.' He added: 'I did not say sorry to get out of prison early, but everything is always wrong in other people's eyes. If I say sorry, people say I am pretending and it is a strategic choice. If I didn't apologise, people would say I was arrogant.'
Sky News AU
a day ago
- Business
- Sky News AU
Convicted Bali bombmaker Umar Patek behind the deadly plot which killed 88 Australians launches cafe business
Convicted terrorist Umar Patek, who was the main bomb maker in the 2002 Bali bombings which killed more than 200 people, including 88 Australians, has launched a new café business, just a few hundred kilometres away from the devastating barbarism. Patek, whose real name is Hisyam bin Alizein, was released from prison in 2022 after serving 11 of a 20-year sentence, has claimed he has chosen 'another way' by launching his new coffee roasting business 'RAMU Coffee 1966 by Umar Patek', Ramu being a reversal of his own name. The former member of Indonesian Islamist group Jemaah Islamiyah said he had been known for something that 'hurt the world', but had now 'chosen a different path', as he plans to unveil his business on Tuesday in the Indonesian city of Surabaya. 'Now, I am brewing flavours and brewing peace,' he told South China Morning Post. Patek spoke to the outlet at the Hedon Estate café, which will stock his beans, and said before 'bitterness used to destroy', but now the 'bitterness (of coffee) heals'. 'Once, I concocted bombs, and now I concoct coffee,' Patek said. Patek told This Week in Asia he had told Indonesian media of his dream to build a business, with the owner of Hedon Estate reaching out and making it a reality. The café in Surabaya will be the base for his business launch, with Hedon Estate donating his equipment and the coffee beans to make his products. 'I thought it was so humanitarian of them to help me, particularly as the owner of the café is not Muslim. I hope that my new business will be a success and I will be able to be independent again,' he said. However, Sandra Thompson, the mother of 29-year-old Australian Clint Thompson, who was killed in the Bali bombings, questioned whether Patek had 'repented' for his crimes. 'Has this man repented? Does he still think what he did was morally right? Or has he just served a sentence then moved on?' Ms Thomson told the South China Morning Post. 'Two hundred and two lives plus an unborn baby and survivors still living with the effects of their injuries. Has he paid for that? Never, if he has no remorse.' Mr Clint was a promising rugby league player and president of the Coogee Dolphins squad when he and five other teammates were killed in the blast. Patek maintained he had apologised both publicly and privately. 'If I apologise, people say that I am pretending and being strategic… if I don't apologise people will say I am arrogant and don't care,' he said. 'This is not just about coffee. It is about change. It is about me choosing a new life.' Ms Thomspon said Patek was 'not important' in her life, but while she thought she could forgive, 'another one is allowed to live a normal life'. 'A life he took from all those families. My life has never been the same,' she said. Patek's impending café launch comes months after Sydney man, Erik de Haart, credited with saving lives in the immediate aftermath of the Bali bombings, died at the age of 67. Mr De Haart was with the Coogee Dolphins rugby league team in Kuta when the terrorists detonated the bombs. In 2023, two men convicted of conspiring in the Bali bombings, Mohammed Farik bin Amin and Mohammed Nazir bin Lep, were released from Guantanamo Bay following a plea deal in which they provided evidence against the alleged mastermind Hambali. Following his arrest, Patek, claimed he helped make the last 50 kilograms of the near one-tonne bomb which was placed in a van outside the Sari Club in Kuta. Patek was also convicted in connection to the 2000 Christmas Eve bombing at a church, which killed 18 people. He evaded capture for almost a decade after the Bali bombings, and moved between Pakistan and the Philippines, where he was affiliated with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) militant group, before he was finally extradited in 2011 from Abbottabad, Pakistan, the same place Osama bin Laden was killed in a raid by US Navy SEALs.
