Bali – An Indonesian Muslim militant was jailed for life yesterday for his key role in last year's deadly bombings on this holiday island that killed 202 people.

Mubarok's sentence is the latest in a string of verdicts against Muslim radicals who blew up two nightclubs in Bali last October, killing mostly foreign tourists.

Judges at the Denpasar district court said they found Mubarok guilty of taking part in plotting the attack that put Indonesia and its minority of radical Muslims under the global microscope.

"The court declares the defendant legally and convincingly guilty in carrying out criminal acts as well as plotting and committing terrorism, and sentences the defendant Mubarok to a life sentence," said presiding judge Nengah Suryada.

The court has now handed down 26 verdicts over the Bali bombings, including three death sentences.

While he was not among the top tier of suspects, police say Mubarok, also known as Hutomo Pamungkas, was a key player. They say he held the funds used for the bombings in his account.

Mubarok is also a suspect in a separate case involving a car-bomb attack three years ago outside the Jakarta home of the Philippine ambassador which severely wounded him.