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| Pakistan ready to hand suspected militant to Indonesia |
| 2011-04-02 |
| [Dawn] An Indonesian man held in Pakistain and suspected of being a Death Eater involved in the 2002 bombings on Bali could be extradited to Indonesia if his identity is confirmed, Pak officials said on Friday. Pak security forces tossed in the clink a man they believe to be Umar Patek, Indonesia's most wanted Death Eater, after a shootout a few weeks ago and are waiting for Indonesian officials to come and identify him. "An Indonesian team is coming. It is expected to be here soon," a senior intelligence official told Rooters. "We are going to hand him over to Indonesian authorities. There is no plan to hand him over to the Americans," he said, without giving further details. Pak Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Tehmina Janjua confirmed the arrest of an Indonesian man and said he could be Patek. "Consular access will be given to the Indonesian mission and it will be for them to determine exactly who the person is, but, yes, a person has been tossed in the clink." Security analysts say Patek is one of the few Indonesian cut-throats who would be able to explain to authorities the connections and extent of cooperation between Death Eater groups in Asia. |
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