Remaining Bali Nine prisoners sent home early with little backlash in Indonesia
1 week ago

Remaining Bali Nine prisoners sent home early with little backlash in Indonesia

ABC  

What a difference a new president can make. Ever since news of the planned transfer leaked in November, Mr Subianto's government has stressed that Indonesia wouldn't grant the men clemency or release them early. Remaining Bali Nine members return to Australia Photo shows Scott Rush, Matthew Norman, Si-Yi Chen, Martin Stephens standing in a line as legal documents are signed on a table in front The five remaining members of the Bali Nine have returned home to Australia, free to live their lives, after two decades in an Indonesian prisons over a drug smuggling plot. Bali Nine members Scott Rush, Matthew Norman, Si-Yi Chen, Martin Stephens, and Michael Czugaj have returned to Australia. Filipino mother Mary Jane Veloso was due to be executed by the same firing squad that shot Bali Nine members Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan in 2015.

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Why Scott Rush is the only Bali Nine member not going home for Christmas
2 days, 17 hours ago

Why Scott Rush is the only Bali Nine member not going home for Christmas

Daily Mail  

Scott Rush is still in Darwin after returning from Bali An outstanding arrest warrant means Bali Nine inmate Scott Rush will be unable to celebrate Christmas with his loved ones this year after almost 20 years behind bars. Rush is the only Bali Nine inmate who won't be reunited with family this Christmas as his legal team liaises with the …

Five heroin traffickers return to Australia after almost 20 years in Indonesian prisons
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1 week ago

Five heroin traffickers return to Australia after almost 20 years in Indonesian prisons

The Hindu  

“Five Australians who spent almost 20 years in Indonesian prisons for heroin trafficking returned to Australia on Sunday under a deal struck between the two Governments,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. The five were among a gang of nine Australian smugglers arrested in the Indonesian tourist island of Bali in 2005 as they attempted to smuggle 8.3 kilograms of heroin …

Who are Australia’s 'Bali Nine' drug smugglers freed from Indonesian prisons?
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1 week ago

Who are Australia’s 'Bali Nine' drug smugglers freed from Indonesian prisons?

Firstpost  

Five members of the ‘Bali Nine’ drug gang were released from Indonesian jails and returned home to Australia on Sunday. Eight men and a woman were arrested in 2005 for trying to smuggle more than 8 kg of heroin out of Bali In this photo released by the Indonesian Coordinating Ministry for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration and Correctional Affairs, Indonesian …

Bali Nine prisoner release a 'positive step' in Indo-Australia relations
1 week ago

Bali Nine prisoner release a 'positive step' in Indo-Australia relations

ABC  

Rachel Mealey: After nearly 20 years behind bars in Indonesia, the last of the so-called Bali Nine prisoners have spent their first night free and back in Australia. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says there's no expectation Australia repay Indonesia, but experts say the diplomatic situation is likely more complex than that, as Oliver Gordon reports. Oliver Gordon: It's being described …

5 heroin traffickers return to Australia after almost 20 years in Indonesian prisons
1 week, 1 day ago

5 heroin traffickers return to Australia after almost 20 years in Indonesian prisons

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Five Australians who spent almost 20 years in Indonesian prisons for heroin trafficking returned to Australia on Sunday under a deal struck between the two governments, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. “Australia respects Indonesia’s sovereignty and legal processes and we appreciate Indonesia’s compassionate consideration of this matter,” Albanese said. Indonesia’s senior law minister, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, said …

Bali Nine members arrive back in Australia after serving 19 years behind bars - with 'top secret operation' bringing them home
1 week, 1 day ago

Bali Nine members arrive back in Australia after serving 19 years behind bars - with 'top secret operation' bringing them home

Daily Mail  

Are now back in Australia as free men Five members of Bali Nine have returned home in Australia after the federal government struck a deal with Indonesia Matthew Norman, Martin Stephens, Si Yi Chen, Scott Rush and Michael Czugaj flew back to Australia on a commercial flight on Sunday in a top secret mission following weeks of negotiations between the …

Remaining Bali Nine members return to Australia after 19 years in Indonesian prison
1 week, 1 day ago

Remaining Bali Nine members return to Australia after 19 years in Indonesian prison

ABC  

The remaining five members of the Bali Nine have returned to Australia after spending two decades in Indonesian prisons, saying they are “immensely grateful” to the country's new president for making it happen. In a joint statement with Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, Mr Albanese also thanked the Indonesian government for its cooperation in facilitating …

‘Bali Nine’: Indonesia releases remaining five Australians from the drug gang
1 week, 1 day ago

‘Bali Nine’: Indonesia releases remaining five Australians from the drug gang

CNN  

CNN — The remaining five Australians from the infamous heroin-trafficking “Bali Nine” gang have returned home after Canberra struck a deal with Indonesia to end their two decades of imprisonment overseas. “I am pleased to confirm that Australian citizens, Si Yi Chen, Michael Czugaj, Matthew Norman, Scott Rush and Martin Stephens have returned to Australia this afternoon,” Australian Prime Minister …

Five ‘Bali Nine’ ring members return to Australia after 19 years in prison
1 week, 1 day ago

Five ‘Bali Nine’ ring members return to Australia after 19 years in prison

Al Jazeera  

Diplomatic efforts have resolved a saga that strained relations between the two countries. Five members of the Australian “Bali Nine” drug ring have returned from Indonesia after 19 years in jail following diplomatic efforts between the two countries this month to strike a repatriation deal. “Australia shares Indonesia’s concern about the serious problem illicit drugs represent,” Albanese said. Indonesia’s Senior …

‘Bali Nine’: Five freed members of drug gang ‘relieved and happy’ to be home
1 week, 1 day ago

‘Bali Nine’: Five freed members of drug gang ‘relieved and happy’ to be home

CNN  

CNN — The remaining five Australians from the infamous “Bali Nine” drug gang are “relieved and happy” to be home after Canberra struck a deal with Jakarta to end their two decades of imprisonment. “I am pleased to confirm that Australian citizens, Si Yi Chen, Michael Czugaj, Matthew Norman, Scott Rush and Martin Stephens have returned to Australia this afternoon,” …

5 Australians serving life sentences for drugs in Indonesia could soon return home
2 weeks, 6 days ago

5 Australians serving life sentences for drugs in Indonesia could soon return home

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The remaining five Australians from the Bali Nine group who are serving life sentences for drug smuggling in Indonesia could be repatriated home this month as Indonesia and Australia put finishing touches on a draft proposal for their transfer, Indonesia’s senior law minister said Tuesday. The Indonesian government is awaiting Australia’s response to key points related to …

Home affairs minister says there is a lot of goodwill to secure prison transfer for remaining Bali Nine members
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Home affairs minister says there is a lot of goodwill to secure prison transfer for remaining Bali Nine members

ABC  

Australia's home affairs minister and Indonesia's top law minister say there is a lot of goodwill to seal an unprecedented prisoner transfer for the five remaining members of the Bali Nine drug smuggling group — despite a lack of laws to facilitate it. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke met Yusril Ihza Mahendra in Jakarta on Tuesday. Mr Mahendra also said …

Who are the Bali Nine? What did they do?
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Who are the Bali Nine? What did they do?

ABC  

In 2005, nine Australians were arrested as part of a plot to smuggle heroin out of Bali. His sentence was briefly reduced to 20 years in 2006 on appeal, but when prosecutors appealed this, a court ruled his original life term should be upheld. This was reduced to a 20-year prison term on appeal, increased to a death penalty and …

Five remaining Bali Nine prisoners to be sent home to Australia
1 month ago

Five remaining Bali Nine prisoners to be sent home to Australia

Daily Mail  

The five remaining prisoners from the infamous Bali Nine group are set to be sent home to Australia from Indonesia next month. Australians Matthew Norman, Martin Stephens, Si Yi Chen, Scott Rush and Michael Czugaj are all serving life sentences in squalid Balinese prisons. Australians Matthew Norman, Martin Stephens, Si Yi Chen, Scott Rush and Michael Czugaj are all serving …

Bali Nine drug smuggler Renae Lawrence makes sad admission about her life
4 years, 3 months ago

Bali Nine drug smuggler Renae Lawrence makes sad admission about her life

Daily Mail  

Convicted drug smuggler Renae Lawrence has admitted settling back into life after prison hasn't been easy, amid calls for the remaining Bali Nine members to be released. Bali Nine member Renae Lawrence compared coronavirus lockdown to her time behind bars, but said she feels for the remaining men still locked up in Bali Lawrence served her sentence in Bangli jail …

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