Bali Nine
| Andrew Chan Si Yi Chen Michael Czugaj Renae Lawrence Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen Matthew Norman Scott Rush Martin Stephens Myuran Sukumaran |
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| Nationality | Australian |
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| Conviction(s) | Drug trafficking (2006) |
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The Bali Nine is the name given to a group of nine Australians arrested 17 April 2005, and convicted for smuggling 8.3 kg (18 lb) of heroin valued at around A$4 million (US$3.1 million) from Indonesia to Australia. Ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were sentenced to death and were executed on 29 April 2015. Other members Si Yi Chen, Michael Czugaj, Renae Lawrence, Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen, Matthew Norman, Scott Rush, and Martin Stephens were sent to prison. Australian authorities contacted their Indonesian counterparts with the tip-off that precipitated these arrests.
On 13 February 2006, Lawrence and Rush, the first of the nine to face sentencing, were sentenced to life imprisonment. The next day, Czugaj and Stephens were sentenced to life imprisonment, and the group ringleaders, Chan and Sukumaran, were sentenced to death by firing squad, the first ever death sentences imposed by the Denpasar District Court. The other three, Norman, Chen and Nguyen, were all sentenced to life imprisonment on 15 February 2006. On 26 April 2006, Lawrence, Nguyen, Chen, and Norman appealed and had their sentences reduced to 20 years, while the life sentences for Czugaj and Stephens were upheld. Prosecutors launched appeals against the changes in their sentences.
On 6 September 2006, it was revealed that as a result of appeals brought by prosecutors and heard by the Supreme Court, Chen had the death penalty reimposed after his reduced sentence of life imprisonment was overturned. Rush, Nguyen and Norman also had their appeal verdicts overturned and the death penalty imposed. The new death sentences were unexpected. Prosecutors, in their appeals against the 20-year terms faced by most of the nine, had only called for them to be upgraded to life imprisonment. Czugaj's life sentence, after being reduced to 20 years on appeal, was reinstated. Stephens' life sentence was upheld on appeal as were Sukumaran's and Chan's death sentences. Lawrence had not lodged a further appeal to her 20-year sentence, so her sentence was not rejudged.
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