download it now. i what are sports all valid in winning fighting, scoring. we say they were about never giving up the most exciting sport stories about people passion and their dr. sports life every weekend on dw hulu. this is did have been years asia coming up today. indonesia leads as a convicted terrorist and with it receives a flood of criticism or take was convicted a big behind the bali bombings of 2002. now he's been released. we ask why and look at how survivors of the attacks have reacted and an epoch making milestone that

south china describing president she, jim pig visit to saudi arabia. so what does china want, and what does it mean for the why the region ah i british manager, welcome to the doctor, news asia. glad you could join us. indonesia has released from prison, the man convicted of making the bombs used in the bali, bombings of 2002 or more partake had served about half his sentence of 20 years before his release. the government says he was successfully reformed in prison and that he'd be monitored during his for all the bombings in 2002 on the holiday island of bali killed 202 people. many of them australians, kendra, had urged indonesia numerous times to reconsider party extra lees. but in the end,

those concerns came to not the called him demolition man who mar patel at metal, building the barley bombs at his home. but throughout his trial a decade ago, he always denied planning the attacks. the judges agreed and handed him a hefty prison sentence instead of the death penalty. or, you know, it is proven that i am just the little guy. i had a small role. i am a dear, not an elephant. thank melissa. hey, ben franklin, credit authority c. partake. has since been de radicalized, and can no have his life back. survivors are angry. very distraught. son and shocked. really her or couldn't. oct still can't understand her. this

person about her cried out so much loss of life. not just for i know the strains, 203 people could be walking free this morning here in either in indonesia and it just doesn't seem well at all. i can understand that the bombings carried out on to night clubs on october 2002 destroyed hundreds of lives, and left a scar on the city. for those there that night, the culprits release comes with questions. say buffer. i feel that it's bizarre, that such crimes against humanity can be granted parole. what are the guarantees that they would not do the same thing? damina and some other. for me, emily, i'm very sad to hear that he was finally freed. i just hope the government is committed to its parole requirements. they owe me money, no money at the memorial to the victims. the names of the dead serve as

a painful remainder of the stakes involved and gentlemen are from autumn. this is did up the jakarta correspondence shut on my resume along sharon. i think the question on everyone's mind is why has partake been released yet? so i slide new for indonesia to release terrorist and paddock who was sentenced in 2012. he was sentenced for 20 years in prison. and the reason why is released now according to authorities, is because patrick has already served 2 thirds of majority of his prison time. he also has shown good behaviors, and he has been the radicalized in fact. but there was an i is an icon for the nation government for their do radicalization program. so that's why right now, but that has been released. how's the government so sure that this man who is behind the death of so many people is effectively div radicalized.

i shall, there is no way to ensure whether someone is fully des, radicalized or not, but pot tag or in the future will be closely monitored by the government of indonesia and the fact that he's also still in parole until to the 2030. he will be also joining a mentoring program until then. and the regular asian program in asia so far has been, um, you know, people said successful. we have seen success stories. i have met and talked to former parish conflicts who is now economically empowered and they can, you know, no longer dependent or on their a previous thera, groups. but also we have seen yesterday a suicide bomb being that happened in band to him who was arrested if this means he previously was charged for a terry sentence. so there is no way to ensure whether someone is fully to do radical ice. we just have to wait and see, and therefore the question is, as you earlier mentioned,

that this is not the 1st time the indonesian government has released a tourist, particularly when it comes to are people related to the bali bombings. for example, last year i will bucher by see you are muslim. clerical, formerly headed, the group that was behind the bombings was released last year after his sentence was reduced. the question is, why is the indonesian government so keen to release terrorists and those connected to the bali, bombings the reasons are it ranging, you know, for example, for humanitarian reasons, as for the case for the i will back out of our share. but also there are skepticism or criticisms that say, oh, the move is just politically motivated, but at the same times or aspirin also see it as a good move uh for the government that can be seen. um, you know, the stairs can help them too. oh i then to 5 to arrest harris and in order to combat terrorism. so indonesia got the upper hand to really combat tourism in the country. most of the victims of these are bali, bombings, were australian,

and australia's home minister clare, or neil has called it got a horrible day for the families, is the concern of the release of partic, could impact indonesia relations with australia. here the government of us really has said that every australian has the right to be disappointed by the news of the release of mar pat. but the government will urge the nation government to really work in a close tie and to surveil on my part that closely so that he won't do the same thing again in the future. so, um, so far, indonesia, australia has been a close in a close partnership, you know, in order to come back to represent in the region. and anesha has been supporting a sorry australian has been supporting indonesia and to work, you know, with a detachment 88 special forces to come back to arizona. but definitely in the future. the partnership or to cooperation between in nature and australia,

willing it mutual trust. relieve it there with the time being berkeley so much for joining us to do sharon, similar, unbeatable correspondent in jakarta. thank you. the chinese leader she jumping is in saudi arabia for a visit that china's foreign ministry has called an epoch making milestone. earlier today, he was welcomed to the royal court by saw the conference. mama been solomon billions of dollars and deals are expected to be signed during the visit. china is already the top consumer saw the oil, and that's the relationship that's expected to keep growing. she's also expected to meet other out of leaders during his visit. let's get more perspective on this from steve saying he is director of the china institute or the school of oriental and african studies in london, professor, sighing. saudi arabia has traditionally been a long term us ally is president. she's being looking to change that relationship.

well, the relationship that saudi arabia maintains, with both china and united states have been undergoing changes anyway. and she to be his certainly seeking to said, man, that changing relationship. saudi arabia now is the, has china as the most important tribune partner, one of the united states? what does treatment being want from saudi arabia? well, she's thinking would want to strengthen that relationship in order to ensure that energy security to china is 6 q r. as well as to which our to the other countries in the gulf and the arabic. whoa . in order to make sure that they support china's positioned globally, including at the united nations and other international organizations beyond oil.

what are chinese interests in the outer world? i mean, the reason i ask is because china's foreign ministry has called this visit court, the largest scale diplomatic directly between china and the out of world since the founding for the people's republic of china. so what are china's interests in the region? well, china is not going to become the peacemaker in the middle east. china is not seeking to be paid the united states in to play a role as the anchor rural stability and peace in the region. but china, east seeking support from countries which are not part of the western democracies to support china's processions globally. and in terms of international organizations, including as, for example, e n, a human race cancel at the united nations. in other u. s. offered the region was always the security exchange for oil. what is china

offering the region? well, china will be offering the region and saudi arabia friendship without imposing condition knowledge piece. china is amazing and the stays not going to insist that relationship with china. we will, we choir saudi arabia or other countries in the regions to match in terms or other standards on human rights or in terms of what countries they can conduct relationship with, or what kind of political systems they have in place. that is very comfortable for those countries to maintain their own particular standards on human rights and system of government. and would that count as a win for china? because in the past to china has been a been trying to explain that human rights on universal. so to speak,

that there is the chinese understanding of human rights and then perhaps potentially that is a western lead understanding of human rights. would this count as a win for china? it will be a kind of a win because the chinese are also saying that they are arabic ways of understanding human rights. and therefore you will have many countries in the gulf which are quite receptive to the message that china is sending to them. and of course, for a country like saudi arabia, that is the advantage of having ditch time the card to be played when it deals with the pike and ministration. now, saudi arabia, who has been facing flag from the biden administration for not increasing or allowed, but particularly when president biden requested the kingdom to do exactly. that is also a case of saudi arabia playing one superpower against the other, to claim an advantage. i should expect so,

and why would sa get rabies and not play the trying to come? when the, the stealing with an administration in washington that requires saudi arabia to meet certain standards, particularly say in human rights, which the current saudi government is having some hesitation about we'll leave it there for the time being both. thank you so much for joining us today. steve, sighing, director of the china institute at so s in london. thank you, sir. you're welcome. and that's it for today, because of course more on our website, we'll see you back here tomorrow, but she's got a a,

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a new western lead price cap. we're going to delhi for more and the effects of that price gap. and meanwhile, visible off the turkish coast, oil tankers are stacking up waiting to get out of the black sea. hello, welcome to the show. it's one of the biggest financial scandals in german history. now the drama surrounding wire card moves into a german courtroom. the 1st criminal trial related to the multi $1000000000.00 fraud case. prosecutor said thursday, the former c e. o. marcus brown and 2 other executives formed a criminal game intent on fleecing investors. the 3 defendants faced charges of fraud and embezzlement, wire card, former payment service services provider, that once ranked among germany's most valuable companies collapsed in 2020, after auditors uncovered, and almost $2000000000.00 euro hole in its accounts. that's almost a quarter of its balance sheet. hands paid to bog hoff is an expert on banks and mark.