JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia’s authorities have been set to deport on Saturday an Australian surfer who apologized for attacking a number of folks whereas drunk and bare within the deeply conservative Muslim province of Aceh.

Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones, 23, from Queensland, was detained in late April on Simeulue Island, a surf resort, after police accused him of happening a drunken rampage that left a fisherman with critical accidents.

Risby-Jones was launched from jail on Tuesday after he went by way of a restorative justice course of, apologized for the assault and agreed to pay compensation to the fisherman. That allowed him to keep away from going to court docket and dealing with a doable cost of assault that would have landed him as much as 5 years in jail.

His lawyer, Idris Marbawi, stated the 2 sides agreed that Risby-Jones would pay the fisherman’s household for hospital charges and a standard peace ceremony. The whole cost was 300 million rupiah ($20,000). The fisherman underwent surgical procedure in Banda Aceh, the provincial capital, for damaged bones and an an infection in his legs.

“Risby-Jones is the first foreigner to successfully resolve a case through restorative justice in Aceh province,” Marbawi stated. “He deeply regretted what happened and vowed to return to Indonesia for surfing.”

After his launch, Risby-Jones stayed at an immigration detention heart. He was because of depart for Melbourne on Saturday night, Marbawi stated.

Footage of his launch on Tuesday confirmed Risby-Jones being escorted by officers to a bus after hugging and saying goodbye to a number of jail wardens.

“It’s been a long time coming and I’m feeling amazing and super happy and grateful,” he stated. “Everyone has been very nice and accommodated me well. Thank you.”

Violent acts by foreigners are uncommon in Aceh, the one province in Muslim-majority Indonesia that practices Shariah, a concession made by the central authorities in 2001 as a part of efforts to finish a decades-long struggle for independence. The sale and consumption of alcohol is forbidden in Aceh, and people discovered drunk have been caned in public.

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