Man Sentenced in Bali Blasts Seen at Starbucks

A militant sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings was seen sipping coffee with a senior Indonesian police officer at a Starbucks in Jakarta.

A police spokesman said Brig. Gen. Gorries Mere broke no laws by taking Ali Imron from prison temporarily and buying him coffee. He said Mere wanted to talk to Imron in connection with “several terror cases.”

Australian Brian Deegan, whose son Josh was one of 202 people killed in Bali, said, “One wonders why there is this necessity for them to be doing it in a restaurant such as Starbucks, as opposed to the jail cafeteria.”