Bali prisoner sentences reduced

The authorities in Indonesia say that six people imprisoned over the bombing of a nightclub in Bali in 2002 have had their sentences reduced.

The move is part of a traditional act of clemency on independence day.

The six men, whose sentences were cut by two months, had been jailed for between three and 16 years for assisting the Bali bombers.

The traditional clemency shown to prisoners on special days of the year is not extended to those facing death or life sentences.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service