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Indonesia correspondent Bill Birtles in Jakarta

Noosa man accused of drunken rampage in Indonesia meets with alleged victim, reaches $25k compensation agreement

An Australian man accused of going on a naked, drunken rampage in a conservative Indonesian province will be free to go home next month, after striking a compensation deal with his victim’s family.

Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones, 23, was detained in late April near a surf resort in Indonesia's Aceh province, which practices Islamic sharia law, including a ban on alcohol.

Police accused him of drinking vodka on the island and attacking multiple people, including a fisherman who had to be hospitalised with a serious foot injury.

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