Umar Patek, accused of involvement in the 2002 Bali bombings in which 202 people died, arrives in court on Monday.<br/> <br />Patek, 45, is accused of making the bombs that ripped through Bali nightclubs packed with tourists in 2002.<br/> <br />He is also accused of mixing chemicals for 13 bombs that detonated in five churches in Jakarta on Christmas Eve 2000, claiming 15 lives.<br/> <br />In court, Patek said he didn't know the purpose of the bombs in Bali, and that he was not involved in planning the attack.<br/> <br />He said that he was "only asked to help Mukhlas," a militant who was executed in 2008 after he was found guilty for masterminding the Bali bombings.<br/> <br />After the legal proceedings, Patek expressed his regret to those in the courtroom.<br/> <br />He said that he felt remorse for the Bali bombing, but downplayed his involvement in the incident, claiming that he was forced to take part in it.<br/> <br />He offered his apologies to the families of those who were killed.<br/> <br />The Bali bombings were a watershed for Indonesia, which has the world's largest Muslim population, forcing the state to confront the emergence of an increasingly vocal militant minority.<br/> <br />Court is set to adjourn on May 21.<br/> <br />Sarah Sheffer, Reuters
