The decision to release him early is likely to anger Canberra, which lost the most of any of the 21 countries whose nationals were killed.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in August said he had nothing but “contempt” and disgust for Patek’s actions, saying his early release would only renew distress and trauma for the victims’ grieving families.
The attacks on a nightclub and bar were the deadliest in Indonesian history and led to a crackdown on extremism in the country, which has the largest Muslim population in the world.
Tied side-by-side to wooden posts on a small prison island, the attackers were executed by firing squad in 2008 after a years-long probe.
Source: CNA