Then when we entered onto the Jalan Legian, right outside Paddy's Bar, there was hundreds of people Just chaos. In line with the return of tourism to Kuta, Kuta Karnival has grown into a tourism promotional event with major coverage from television and newspapers from across the globe. Abu Bakar Bashir, the doyen of JI, is free, jailed then cleared of any involvement in the Bali atrocity. To see the data you will need to Subscribe. And that was the reason that, for the first time, you had JI become involved in violence on Indonesian soil in a way that hadn't happened from the birth of JI until the eruption of violence in Ambon in 1999. He shies away from giving advice to others facing hardship. THIOLINA F MARAPAUNG,Indonesian survivor andhead of the Bali Bombing Victims' Association, Isana Dewata Foundation: My two friends suggested [we] drive past [Jalan] Legian because it was Saturday night [and we wanted] to check out how Kuta was during night time. The University of Western Australia is offering more courses than ever before. The car bomb explosion left a one metre deep crater.[8]. Editors' Code of Practice. We laughed and hugged and I said 'I'm gonna grab a drink and then I'll come down and see you at the front there'. That I found, I think, at the time, difficult to deal with. Or that a third bomb would detonate about 45 seconds later nearthe US consulate. Now the expat has recalled the moment he was blown up in a documentary for Australian television. He stopped near the Sari Club, instructed one suicide bomber to put on his explosives vest and the other to arm the vehicle bomb. A fourth accused, Ali Ghufron, the brother-in-law of Noordin Mohammed Top was sentenced to death on 1 October. DE HAART:There's no such thing as closure. Two bombs ripped through the Kuta area of the Indonesian tourist island of Bali on 12 October 2002, leaving 202 people dead. Ladies that organised the hospital because you know, a lot of the Indonesians couldn't speak English or couldn't speak any other languages I guess I'd probably love nothing better than to see some of these people recognised for the magnificent jobs that they did that night [and] the next day. The investigators were thus able to recreate the bombers activities. Mr Fyfe recently returned to Bali for the first time since the bombings. "I thought 'it's time to get yourself out of here'.". He said he would appeal. Weve got a newsletter for everyone. I was informed that might have been six or seven [minutes] after the blast. How forensics solved the Bali Bombings. I looked at them and I think 'well, I've got to walk across this roof, about 20 feet of thatched roof, in flames'. Mr Fyfe is committed to furthering research to ensure a better quality of life for burns patients. They assisted in placing IV cannulas and IDCs, as well as offering emotional support, and began transferring patients out to the airport pending arrival of Australian Army medics on a Hercules plane. There's an outward-going lovingness from the Balinese people that everyone who's met them appreciates. He told police. Get the inside scoop on every news story and connect with WAs biggest leaders. After praying with the crowd, she spent half an hour in the house of the executed man and spoke with his mother. ATKINSON: I was woken in the early hours by a night-owl relative in Sydney, who rang and he said there'd been some kind of explosion [in Bali] and were we all right? The next thing I remember is waking up in RPH about 12 days later, strapped to a bed in a crucifix position.. Mr Fyfe has nothing but praise for those who helped him; the doctors, nurses, and the prosthetic expert who fitted him with a new leg. A comic book about the first Bali bombing was launched to promote peace and discourage radicalism and terrorism in Indonesia. I refer to him as my first angel of the night. He denied self-pity when it came knocking after the doctors at Royal Perth Hospital told him he had burns to more than 50 per cent of his body and had received extensive skin grafts. He awoke from an induced coma in Royal Perth Hospital 13 days later. An unofficial list of the dead, missing and injured Australians following the bomb blasts in Bali: DEAD 30 Australians are confirmed dead including: NSW Shane Foley, 34 (from the Coogee Beach Dolphins junior rugby league club) Marc Gajardo, 30 (from Cornwall, was living in Byron Bay) Adam Howard, 26 (from Double Bay, member of the Dolphins) [29] He was also stated to have orchestrated numerous Jemaah Islamiyah-related incidents in the past and been one of the executives of said terrorist group.[30]. The minority judges argued that international human rights documents such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights allowed an exception to not applying retrospective legislation in the prosecution of crimes against humanity. DE HAART: I guess I was in a state of shock and this guy came up and he shoved a girl in my arms and said 'look after her' and he turned around and went back into the Sari Club. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. THIOLINA: Suddenly, I met somebody who led me to his car, I don't know who this person is [but] he told me to get in the car He asked who my name was in English. The Mitsubishi L300 van bomb was initially thought to have consisted of C4, a military grade plastic explosive which is difficult to obtain. He managed to crawl from the wreckage, despite suffering 50% burns, straight into another blast. About 103 Australians remain unaccounted for including: Debbie Borgia, 45 and daughter Abbey, 13 (from Tempe), Steve Buchan, 47 and his wife Geraldine, 46 (from Chifley), Paul Cronin, 31 (from the Forbes Platypii rugby union club), Billy Hardy, 20 (from Tweed Heads, member of Southport Sharks football team and brother of Big Brother housemate Jessica), Dimmy Kotronakis, 27 and sister Elizabeth, 33 (from Blacktown), Lynette McKeon, 46 and her daughter Marissa, 14 (from Kincumber), Brad Ridley, 32 (from the Forbes Platypii), Greg Sanderson, 24 (from the Forbes Platypii), Charles Van Renen, 26 (Sydney, lived in Hong Kong), Shane Walsh-Till, 32 (from Leeton in the Riverina), Six officials and family involved in the South Sydney Juniors Rugby League Club, Stacey Lee, 30, her husband Justin Lee, 31 and Aaron Lee, 33 (all from Geelong), Matthew Bolwerk, 27 (from Secret Harbour, south of Perth), Jenny and Jane Corteen, 39 (twins from Perth), Dean Gallagher, 19 (from Perth, member of Kingsley football club), Byron Hancock, 22 (from Perth, member of Kingsley football club), Nicole Harrison, 29 (from Mandurah, south of Perth), Gary Nash (from Perth) in Royal Brisbane Hospital, David Ross, 20 (from Perth, member of Kingsley football club), Anthony Stewart, 29 (from Perth, member of Kingsley football club), Jason Stokes, 31 (from Perth, member of Kingsley football club), Jonathon Wade, 21 (from Perth, member of Kingsley football club). The bombings were an act of terrorism carried out by operatives from Jemaah Islamiah (JI), a South-East Asian group inspired by and linked to Al Qaeda. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. There would be no dwelling on the terrorists who had committed the atrocity. MCEWAN: As we were running up PoppiesLane, people were running towards us and away from what they had already experienced. I got up on my first lesson, on the very last wave.". So we were rotating people through there to upskill, but also to minimise the impact on the workforce. Albany Advertiser (incl. And I just did whatever I could. An Indonesian-style stone memorial is situated in Allambe Memorial Park at Nerang. However, investigators discovered the bomb was made from potassium chlorate, aluminium powder, and sulfur. Husband and wife Richard[16] and Gilana Poore,[17] who organized a makeshift triage area in the Bounty Hotel's reception area, were both honored with an OAM. Once they pulled me out of the wheel chair I don't remember anything else. And they were screaming out for help. DE HAART: We were just getting ready to create havoc, when havoc was created for us. In April 2003, Indonesian authorities charged Abu Bakar Bashir (also rendered "Ba'asyir"), the alleged spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, with treason. You're in Bali, you don't think it's going to be a terrorist or even a bomb. Police also uncovered training manuals on ambush techniques and numerous articles on jihad. It was October 12, 2002, and the night was just getting started. But trying to explain [the inability to positively identify someone] to a victim's family, who are just caught up in the whole emotion, which you can fully understand, it was quite a task. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can JONES: Almost everyone involved in the Bali bombings in 2002 [were eventually] linked to the branch of Jemaah islamiah [JI] that was based in Malaysia, not in Indonesia. But keeping his path clear of any victims mentality has been the key to surging positively into his new lifes chapter. All these [units] came together. And, on the right-hand side, Paddy's Bar was in flames. heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment. At the beginning of each scene, subtitles tell the date and location of the scene. Join Facebook to connect with David Fyfe and others you may know. [3] A further 209 people were injured. The memorial was dedicated on 12 October 2004, the second anniversary of the attack. The majority found that this argument was inconsistent with the text of Article 28I(1) which states that the rights listed there "cannot be limited under any circumstances.". On 12 October 2005, a story in Australian broadcaster SBS's documentary series Dateline, called "Inside Indonesia's War on Terrorism", argued that the Indonesian military or police may have been involved in executing the attack. The film was directed by Enison Sinaro and written by Wong Wai Leng and Andy Logam-Tan. Indonesian investigators were able to print out a list of calls he had made immediately before, during and after the bombing, as well as the names and telephone numbers in the phone's memory. Then I'd gone and fallen into that crater in the front and that's when an off duty soldier, Anthony McKay, came to my aid. I couldn't see I could only see one dot of light in the distance. THIOLINA: After [being turned away from one hospital] an ambulance took me to the army hospital in Denpasar. Mr Fyfe said Telstras unwavering support for him and his family had been crucial in the early stages of his recovery, particularly in affording him financial security by committing to his employment. This week, for the first time, almost 10 years after he was blown up in Bali, Mr Fyfe has shared his incredible story of survival and recovery with _The West Australian _ and Channel 7. Amrozi was asleep in the rear of the house. That man took me to a hospital in Kuta. On 2 September, Bashir was acquitted of treason but convicted of lesser charges and sentenced to a prison term of four years. I just started recognising the severity of it. The cabinets, each containing a potassium chlorate, aluminum powder, sulfur mixture with a TNT booster, was connected by 150 metres (490ft) of PETN-filled detonating cord. The highest court in Indonesia, the Constitutional Court, found by a margin of five to four that trying the terrorist suspects under these retroactive laws violated Article 28I(1) of the constitution [2]. Tourists and locals alike, more than ninety thousand people participates in the numerous events, year after year. pleased to announce the appointment of Mr David Fyfe as an Independent Non-Executive Director. "[42] Despite his carefree demeanor throughout his trial and incarceration, the Australian edition of The Daily Telegraph reported Amrozi was pale-faced and shaking in the moments before his execution. The specific charges against Bashir related to a series of church bombings on Christmas Eve in 2000, and to a plot to bomb United States and other Western interests in Singapore. When he was in RPH, he made a decision not to expend energy on anything other than getting well. [4], Various members of Jemaah Islamiyah, a violent Islamist group, were convicted in relation to the bombings, including three individuals who were sentenced to death. Lawyer Imam Asmara Hadi stated: "We have lodged an appeal because we haven't received a copy of the Supreme Court rejection of our previous appeal. Other Australian victims were honored in a video shown on the stadium's video screens before the game, with the attendees including Melbourne players Steven Febey and Steven Armstrong, who were both injured in the blast, and representatives from five Australian rules football clubs who lost players in the attacks were presented to the crowd. Idris then left the second bomber, who had only learned to drive in a straight line, to drive the minivan the short distance to the Sari Club. The 20 year anniversary is being marked in several ways, Mr Fyfe and Professor Wood are speaking together at the upcoming Business News breakfast on The Path of Resilience, and author and journalist Sue Williams has released a biography of Professor Woods story, named Under Her Skin, with proceeds directed to the Fiona Wood Foundation. When he woke from an induced coma in Royal Perth Hospital 13 days later, the nurses told him, his right leg had been amputated just below the knee. [19] For the Sari club bomb with the L300 van, the terrorists assembled 12 plastic filing cabinets filled with explosives. GREEN: This was the largest bombing I've ever attended, even today It was huge. It was never in my DNA to give up, anyway. Readers comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. Engineer David Fyfe was inside Paddy's Bar when the first bomb went off. So his family found a new way, In rare attack, polar bear kills mum, 1-year-old infant in remote Alaskan village, Farmer pleads for help to rehome dozens of chickens injured in WA bushfires, Gladstone Hospital secures emergency obstetrician but women still have to travel 100km for births, Heartbroken Nucoal investors find hope in long-running compensation fight, Some of the biggest names in snooker are charged over match-fixing scandal. On arrival, the army medical team, which included intensivists and a surgeon, furthered the triage process, performed emergency escharotomies and administered much needed analgesia. I wasn't involved in that part of it, but I know a lot of my colleagues that I've spoken to during the investigation and since were travelling to all different parts of Indonesia at the time to suspected bomb-making or actual bomb-making factories. 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