Suspected Indonesian bomb maker Umar Patek’s stay in the same Pakistani town where Osama bin Laden was later killed in a US raid was a coincidence and the pair never met

“Suspected Indonesian bomb maker Umar Patek's stay in the same Pakistani town where Osama bin Laden was later killed in a US raid was a coincidence and the pair never met,” Patek’s lawyer said on Monday.
  
Patek, 45, faces six counts of murder, bomb-making and illegal firearms possession over the 2002 Bali nightclub attacks, and prosecutors say they will push for the death penalty, according to AFP.
  
In his trial at the West Jakarta court on Monday, defense lawyers objected to the murder charges, saying Patek was not involved in planning the bombing that killed 202 people, including 88 Australians.

Defence lawyer Asludin Hatjani denied that Patek had gone to Pakistan to meet with the Al-Qaeda boss. "He went to Pakistan as part of his plans to migrate to Afghanistan. He never had plans to meet Osama bin Laden," Hatjani said, adding Patek had not met with the Saudi-born militant.