An Indonesian court sentenced a Muslim militant to life in jail today for helping make the bombs that tore through two Bali nightclubs in October 2002, killing 202 people.
"The panel of judges declare the defendant, Suranto Abdul Ghoni, is legally and convincingly proven guilty of acts of terror," said presiding judge Made Sudia.
The panel of judges found that Ghoni, also known as Umar and Wayan, possessed illegal firearms and took part in the meetings that planned the worst militant attack since the September 11th, 2001, assaults on America.
Several of the crimes carry a maximum penalty of death in Indonesia, but prosecutors only asked for life in jail.
The judges said Ghoni inserted chemicals into filing cabinets that housed the bomb that ripped through the Sari Club.
Three militants have already been sentenced to death for their roles in the October 12th, 2002, bomb attacks at the famed Kuta beach strip frequented by Western tourists. More than two dozen men have been given jail terms ranging from three years to life for involvement in the bombings on the resort island.
Several more suspects are still on trial or are due to face charges in connection with the attacks, which are believed to have been work of Jemaah Islamiah, an al-Qaeda-linked Southeast Asian militant network.