New Synergy chief executive David Fyfe. [5], On 9 November 2008, Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, Imam Samudra and Huda bin Abdul Haq were executed by firing squad on the island prison of Nusakambangan. I just knew I was in trouble. 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. ", Indonesia's Supreme Court denied previous petitions for judicial review amid the constitutional court's dismissal of the bombers' appeals. Morning and afternoon timely wrap ups of every news item delivered straight to your device. I'm acutely aware of my surroundings, I don't feel the same when I'm in airports, and don't feel as secure on public transport a lot. [My colleague] Mick [Keelty] was already in Bali. Mr Fyfe recently returned to Bali for the first time since the bombings. Creecy was one of the hundreds injured in Saturday's blast that left at least 187 people dead. Two bombs ripped through the Kuta area of the Indonesian tourist island of Bali on 12 October 2002, leaving 202 people dead. He was severely injured and received significant burns. It's difficult to get past it all. Senior Constable Timothy Britten and Mr Richard Joyes of Western Australia were both awarded the Cross of Valour for their actions during the course of the day. I never did any interviews with journalists, Inever wanted to. Mr Fyfe, now the chief executive of Synergy, was just metres from the suicide bomber who detonated his bomb inside Paddys Bar at the start of the 2002 Bali attack. "[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. At home in Virginia Beach, Creecy's mother, June Robbins, awoke feeling blue that same morning. He shies away from giving advice to others facing hardship. The militant organisation is believed to have started planning the bombing some 10 months earlier after ordering a new strategy of hitting soft targets, such as nightclubs and bars. However, investigators discovered the bomb was made from potassium chlorate, aluminium powder, and sulfur. The car bomb explosion left a one metre deep crater.[8]. CSABI: I've gone unconscious a couple of times and I'm crawling and I remember girls next to me, they were just like flame trees, they're on fire. Join the Business News community for the latest news headlines, straight to your inbox, twice daily. The door on the driver's seat was open, so I got out from there. [19] For the Sari club bomb with the L300 van, the terrorists assembled 12 plastic filing cabinets filled with explosives. You can make a complaint by using the report this post link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments. I don't have any malice and anger, I can't let it into my life, because while I'm trying to do that, [being] angry and resentful, I'm not healing. A lot of the state jurisdictions have experience in smaller disaster victim identification investigations, but no-one had ever done anything of this sort of scale. He was initially not charged over the Bali attack, although he was frequently accused of being the instigator or inspirer of the attack. It is flanked by the national flags of the victims. The largest group among those killed were tourists from Australia with 88 fatalities. CSABI: I remember being put in the back of a ute and I'd been on a sheet of iron. 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. The execution caused high tension and sparked clashes in Tenggulan between hundreds of police and supporters. Money is being raised through the Dunn & Lewis Youth Development Foundation.[56][57][58]. She sat me there, gave me water. The Scot said: "My fiancee Simone urged me to give it a try. Join us and Seek Wisdom. [26], On 13 June 2007, it was reported that Abu Dujana, who might have headed a terrorist cell in Bali, was captured.[27]. You see photos of people walking out, staggering outcarrying people. A memorial which lists the victims of the bombings from Western Australia was opened on the first anniversary, and is situated on the ridge of Mount Eliza in Kings Park, overlooking the city. All Australian jurisdictions abolished the death penalty more than 30 years ago, but a poll[32] showed that 77% of Australians approved of the death sentence for Amrozi. GREEN: On my first rotation over there, I was assisting on the criminal side of the investigation. By then, his leg had been amputated just below the knee by burns surgeon Fiona Wood, who was named Australian of the Year in 2005 for her work in caring for the Bali bombing survivors. Mr Fyfe said he needed to understand what had happened to him. One was detonated by a suicide bomber inside Paddy's Bar and seconds later, another bomb was set off in a car outside the Sari Club. My left arm was stuck in the car's door. Umar Patek was finally arrested in Abbottabad, Pakistan in early 2011. "I'm at the stage where my prosthetic leg will crack before I do," he said. This is his story. Catch up with The Loop, Is there a safe limit of alcohol you can drink? Vij triaged patients according to the severity of their injuries to prioritize their transfer. And likewise, when they were following the instructions on how to build the bomb in the van, how to put the explosives in, how to connect the initiation system and how to construct the back of the van, the way it was constructed was not ideal, I guess, is the best word I'm prepared to use. DE HAART:At one stage as I got deeper into the club, I saw well, I didn't see but the roof had fallen down and there were three girls who had been trapped in a corner by a burning thatched roof. It was a typical Saturday nightin Bali and the Kuta Beach tourist strip was heaving with people. At the time, I was in a daze. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. But I still remember what struck me is they were just so normal. Local chief prosecutor Muhammad Yamin said they would be "executed simultaneously" but at different locations.[40]. I wasn't looking at who they were, I just saw human beings that needed help. 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. He said the support around him, including from fiancee Joanne Rowan, had been incredible. He stopped near the Sari Club, instructed one suicide bomber to put on his explosives vest and the other to arm the vehicle bomb. But Amrozi's mobile phone proved to be the real catch. [3] A further 209 people were injured. Doctor Billy McNeil stood up for 72 hours and just helped people try and look after their wounds, try and keep them alive. We plan on paying our respects on the day and then well have a good time, he said. Prior to joining Synergy in 2020 as its general manager, commercial, Mr Fyfe was with Western Power for more than 10 years where he was executive manager of operations and acting chief executive. The University of Western Australia and Fiona Wood Foundation are working together to attract $3 million to establish an endowed chair in burns injury research. Mr Fyfe recently returned to Bali for the first time since the bombings. An annual twilight service is held at the site of the memorial on each anniversary of the Bali bombings. Sometimes in life, the scars you have are a representation of some of the things youve gone through and Im very comfortable with my scarring. a 2002 Bali bombing survivor and regularly speaks at events in WA. The total weight of the van bomb was 2,250 pounds (1,020kg). If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can [44][45] Indonesian singer and TV presenter Dorce Gamalama attended the funeral of Imam Samudra. When he was in RPH, he made a decision not to expend energy on anything other than getting well. The film was directed by Enison Sinaro and written by Wong Wai Leng and Andy Logam-Tan. It was more than anything else, the desire to show Westerners that no-one was safe anywhere. Facebook gives people the power to share. In April 2003, Indonesian authorities charged Abu Bakar Bashir (also rendered "Ba'asyir"), the alleged spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, with treason. [4] Locals and tourists,particularly Australian sporting teams celebratingtheirend-of-season break,had flocked to Kuta Beach that dayto enjoy thewarm weather, idyllic beaches and vibrant party scene. On arrival, the army medical team, which included intensivists and a surgeon, furthered the triage process, performed emergency escharotomies and administered much needed analgesia. Bob Marshall, 68 (from Adelaide. Blatantly lied to: Clarkes ex responds to cheating drama, New photos reveal damage to Great Northern Highway, Nepal finds all but one after deadly crash, Ukrainian minister among 17 killed in chopper crash at kindy, 14 dead after helicopter crashes into Kyiv childcare. Then this lady took my details, I just said 'I'm right, you can help someone else'. And that was it. There were people at the hospital, they were buying water and giving people water and they had no medicines left, so they were tipping water over people's wounds. I kept calling out for help. On 14 October, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 1438 condemning the attack as a threat to international peace and security. It has taught him lessons he has applied in a successful business career, culminating in his recent appointment as chief executive of Synergy. On 12 October 2010, Australian and Indonesian survivors of the 2002 bombings attended a solemn commemoration service to mark the eighth anniversary of the devastating attacks.[48]. What that meant was that Muslims, who were involved in the combat in those two places, which included members of JI, could take that 1998 fatwa from Al-Qaeda, and say, 'this is happening in Indonesia too, Muslims from the Christian Zionist alliance are being killed by this larger group'. THIOLINA: Suddenly, I felt there was a really big hand taking me out of the car I'm not sure where I was taken out from, whether from the car's door or the window. MCEWAN: As we were running up PoppiesLane, people were running towards us and away from what they had already experienced. This sculpture of pink sandstone is the centrepiece of the memorial. ", He reacted almost instantly. My mum couldn't believe I was there that night. I got on with it. (All interviews have been condensed and edited for clarity.). AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), abc.net.au/news/what-happened-october-12-2002-in-the-bali-bombing/101482382, Get breaking news alerts directly to your phone with our app. 'Help, help.' The rooms were full of patients, the staff [were] completely overworked, people had horrific injuries and burns, many of whom would probably die. Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours. He was sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment. It's important to realise that neither of these were AFP jurisdiction. The bombing occurred during one of the busiest tourist periods of the year in Kuta Beach, driven in part by many Australian sporting teams making their annual end-of-season holiday. Personally, I was angry that these people that we were talking to were the alleged perpetrators of this terrible, terrible crime. Police also uncovered training manuals on ambush techniques and numerous articles on jihad. The then 33-year-old refused to use a wheelchair. His account of the bombing, his struggle to overcome his horrific injuries and the work of Fiona Wood in saving his life, graphically demonstrated the great work the Foundation has already done and why FPA . He didn't dwell on the wounds left by the shrapnel that had ripped through him, or the jagged pieces still lodged in his flesh. But my instincts fight or flight kicked in and I just started crawling and then I crawled to the front of the club. Your key to local business, news, insights and data. Now the expat has recalled the moment he was blown up in a documentary for Australian television. Readers comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. MCEWAN: The way Jalan Legian is set up, [it's] a one-way street. So I guess it was a vindication of the investigation and the intelligence effort that had gone in that far into the investigation that we've actually got it right. Picture exactly where I was standing in the prison courtyard, the table where the bombers were. He is also now a long-serving board member for the Fiona Wood Foundation, giving it some crucial understanding from a former patient. You can imagine whatever hell is like, it must be something like that.