Almost twenty years ago, three bombs were detonated in Bali.
The explosions killed 202 people, 88 of whom were Australian.
Now, Indonesia’s top justice official says they are considering an early release for the bombmaker.
Here’s our World News Editor Kate Gregan.
Australian man Erik de Haart lost six friends in the Bali bombing.
Two decades later, he says it still feels like it was yesterday.
"People just screaming and going on. There were days people walking past, there was one girl come past and her arm was just hanging by a scrap of skin by the elbow, she didn't seem to be in any pain I guess she was in a state of shock and then I look to the left and it was just utter, utter chaos."
Just after 11pm on October 12 in 2002, a militant group linked to Al-Qaeda targeted busy tourist hotspots.
A suicide bomber and a car bomb ripped through two nightclubs in Kuta – Paddy’s Bar and the Sari Club… while a third bomb was detonated in front of the US consulate.
Umar Patek was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2012 for his leading role in the attacks.
He has already received a number of reductions to his sentence - and now, he may walk free.
Indonesian authorities say he's been deradicalised.
David Ure was inside Paddy’s Bar when the bomb detonated.
He told The Project he can’t quite believe an early release is being considered.
"Ten years is not much for 202 lives at all."
He still carries the pain of that fateful night.
"You'll have weeks when you can sleep well, you'll have weeks where you cannot. So to my wife, I'm sorry and to my family but you were up and down, you try and control it, it's a big journey and not something you can get over straight away."
Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese says early release will cause distress.
"He was responsible for death and destruction on a major scale and this decision by the indonesian government will add to the trauma that families are feeling at this time."
He says the Australian government are in discussions with Indonesia over this decision -- but Indonesian authorities may not be swayed.
