Police confirm Umar’s arrival in Jakarta

Maximum security: Armed officers man security a check point at the gate of a police compound where Indonesian militant Umar Patek is detained in the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday. Patek who allegedly made the explosives used in the 2002 Bali bombings returned to his homeland under tight security Thursday, more than six months after he was captured in northwest Pakistan, officials said. (AP Photo/Irwin Fedriansyah)

National Police chief Gen. Timur Prodopo on Thursday confirmed that Umar Patek, wanted for his alleged role in the 2002 Bali bombing, had arrived in Jakarta on Thursday morning to face legal process.

“Patek arrived at 7 o’clock this morning in Jakarta,” Timur said before the Cabinet meeting at the Presidential Palace.

He said Patek was currently being held at the Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) Kelapa Dua detention center in East Jakarta.

Patek is suspected of having played roles in suicide bombings in Bali that killed 202 people, most of them Australian.

Patek is said to have fled Indonesia in 2003, but was captured by Pakistani security authorities in Pakistan in January.