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Michael Czugaj, shown during an interview on the Nine Network's current affairs television program, A Current Affair.

The Bali Nine is the name given to nine Australian citizens arrested on 17 April 2005 in Denpasar on the island of Bali, Indonesia, in a plan to smuggle 8.3kg of heroin valued at approximately $A 4 million from Indonesia to Australia. Image File history File links MichaelCzugajinterview_9. ... Image File history File links MichaelCzugajinterview_9. ... Michael Czugaj during an interview on the Nine Network. ... The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ... A Current Affair (or ACA) is an Australian television current affairs programme, broadcast on the Nine Network. ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gajah Mada Str. ... Bali is an Indonesian island located at , , one of the Lesser Sunda Islands. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation rate 2. ...

Andrew Chan, Si Yi Chen, Michael Czugaj, Renae Lawrence, Tach Duc Thanh Nguyen, Matthew Norman, Scott Rush, Martin Stephens and Myuran Sukumaran, all aged between 18 and 28 at the time of their arrests, faced the death penalty if convicted. Andrew Chan (b. ... Si Yi Chen, 20, is an Australian from Doonside, New South Wales, arrested in Indonesia as part of the Bali Nine heroin smuggling group. ... Michael Czugaj during an interview on the Nine Network. ... Accused Bali Nine member Renae Lawrence in video footage taken directly after her arrest and broadcast by Network Ten. ... Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen is an Australian from Brisbane, Queensland allegedly discovered on April 17, 2005 in Bali, Indonesia attempting to import heroin into Australia as part of the Bali Nine group. ... Matthew Norman is an Australian from New South Wales, known as a member of the Bali Nine. ... Scott Rush in custody in Indonesia. ... Police evidence photograph showing heroin strapped to the body of Martin Stephens upon his arrest in Indonesia. ... Bali Nine ringleader, Myuran Sukumaran. ... Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the State as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offenses. ...

On February 13, 2006 Lawrence and Rush, the first of the nine to face sentencing, were sentenced to life imprisonment.^[1] The following day, Czugaj and Stephens were sentenced to life imprisonment, and group ringleaders, Chan and Sukumaran were sentenced to death via firing squad, the first ever death sentences imposed by the Denpasar District Court. The remaining three, Norman, Chen and Nguyen were all sentenced to life imprisonment on February 15. Verdicts were televised live in Australia via Sky News telecasts. February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Sky News Australia is Australias only dedicated news channel. ...

On April 26, 2006, Lawrence, Nguyen, Chen, Czugaj and Norman had their sentences reduced to 20 year sentences on appeal,^[2] whilst the life sentence for Stephens was upheld. April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On September 6, 2006, it was revealed that Supreme Court spokesman Djoko Sarwoko told The Age that "those with life sentences have had their sentences increased to death". ^[3] The new death sentences were unexpected. Prosecutors, in their appeals against 20-year terms faced by most of the nine, had only called for them to be upgraded to life imprisonment. It is believed the cases were finalised in August 2006, but court officials in Bali have not yet received the results. September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Pre-arrest history

Police are unclear how the two groups from Sydney and Brisbane are linked, however established movements of members of the group before their departure for Indonesia. Several of the Bali Nine were employed with Eurest Australia, a multinational catering company of over 9,000 employees. Matthew Norman, Renae Lawrence, Martin Stephens, and Andrew Chan, a supervisor with the company, all worked for Eurest who provided hospitality services to the Sydney Cricket Ground where the group were employed. The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) (, ) is a cricket stadium in Sydney. ...

Rush and Czugaj claim they were recruited by fellow defendant and suspected financier of the smuggling plan, Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen while socialising at a karaoke bar in Brisbane. Rush had met Nguyen six months earlier whilst fishing. Rush travelled to Sydney with Nugyen to attend a 21st birthday party where he was introduced to Sukumaran, who called himself "Mark". Several days later Rush returned to Sydney with friend Michael Czugaj where plans for the pairs travel to Indonesia was organised. Rush and Czugaj had never travelled abroad. Financier (IPA: /ˌfi nãn ˈsjei/) is an elegant term for a person who handles large sums of money, usually involving money lending, financing projects, large-scale investing, or large-scale money management. ... Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen, 23, is an Australian from Wellington Point in Brisbane, Queensland discovered on April 17, 2005 in Bali, Indonesia attempting to import heroin into Australia as part of the Bali Nine group. ... A Karaoke machine Karaoke (Japanese: カラオケ, from 空 kara, empty or void, and オーケストラ ōkesutora, orchestra) is a form of entertainment in which an amateur singer or singers sing along with recorded music on microphone. ...

Lawrence had travelled to Bali on three occasions, first arriving on October 16, 2004, then on December 5, 2004 and again on April 6. Matthew Norman on December 5, 2004 January 19, 2005 and April 6, 2005; Myuran Sukumaran on October 4, 2004 and April 8, 2005; Andrew Chan on October 16, 2004 and April 6, 2005 and Thac Duc Thanh Nguyen on December 5, 2004 and April 8, 2005. Chen, Stephens, Czugaj and Rush were on their first trip abroad when arrested on April 17, 2005. October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Arrests in Indonesia

Police surveillance photo of accused Bali Nine ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran in Bali.

Lawrence and Stephens arrived in Indonesia on April 6, followed by close school friends from Brisbane, Rush and Czugaj, arriving two days later on April 8. The group were introduced at the Hard Rock Hotel where Chan and Sukumaran were staying, having earlier arrived in Bali. During their stay police noted the group would spend a large amount of time indoors in their hotel rooms. The group met again on April 16 for what police allege was a final briefing, before meeting for their final time at the airport before their April 17 arrest. Image File history File links Andrewchanmyuransukumaranpolicephoto. ... Image File history File links Andrewchanmyuransukumaranpolicephoto. ... Andrew Chan (b. ... Bali Nine ringleader, Myuran Sukumaran. ... Bali is an Indonesian island located at , , one of the Lesser Sunda Islands. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ...

After receiving information from the Australian Federal Police about the group, including the names, passport numbers and information relating to their links to possible illegal drug trade, Indonesian police placed the group under constant surveillance for a week before their arrest. Indonesian police believe heroin was supplied to Chan by a Thai woman, Cherry Likit Bannakorn, 22 ^[1]. Likit was believed to have left Bali on April 18, 2006, one day after the arrests of the nine Australians, and was briefly detained at the Thai-Malaysian border until Indonesian police arrived however was released when paperwork was not in order for her to be extradited back to Indonesia ^[2]. April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Head of the surveillance team, I Nyoman Gatra, later testified in court during trials for the accused that police were initially unaware Sukumaran was part of the group as original information obtained from the AFP did not mention him by name. Indonesian police assumed Sukumaran was Chan's bodyguard as he was seen to accompany Chan throughout Bali. ^[3]

Ngurah Rai International Airport, Denpasar.

Indonesian police released images showing heroin strapped to the bodies of those arrested at Ngurah Rai Airport.

Police evidence photograph showing heroin strapped to the body of Martin Stephens upon his arrest in Indonesia.

Four of the nine, Czugaj and Rush (both friends from Brisbane), and Stephens and Lawrence (workplace acquaintances from New South Wales), were arrested at Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport as they prepared to board an Australia-bound flight. All were carrying quantities of heroin in plastic bags strapped to their bodies. Between them they were carrying more than 8.3 kilograms of heroin. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 180 KB) Ngurah Rai International Airport, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia Juli, 2005 インドネシア、バリ島、デンパサール・グラライ国際空港 Source: Photo by っ Copyrighted by っ Also CC-by-2. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 180 KB) Ngurah Rai International Airport, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia Juli, 2005 インドネシア、バリ島、デンパサール・グラライ国際空港 Source: Photo by っ Copyrighted by っ Also CC-by-2. ... Ngurah Rai Airport is located in southern Bali, 15 km from Denpasar. ... Gajah Mada Str. ... Image File history File links Balininelawrenceevidence. ... Image File history File links Balininelawrenceevidence. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Ngurah Rai Airport is located in southern Bali, 15 km from Denpasar. ... Image File history File links Martinstephenspolicesphotobali. ... Image File history File links Martinstephenspolicesphotobali. ... Police evidence photograph showing heroin strapped to the body of Martin Stephens upon his arrest in Indonesia. ... Brisbane (pronounced ) is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland. ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Const. ... Ngurah Rai Airport is located in southern Bali, 15 km from Denpasar. ...

On the same evening, Chan, the organiser of the plan, was removed from a commercial flight about to depart Ngurah Rai Airport for Australia. Chan had several mobile phones in his possession, but was carrying no drugs when arrested. He was believed to be the person responsible for collecting the heroin from the couriers upon their arrival in Australia ^[4].

Four others, Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen, Myuran Sukumaran, Si Yi Chen and Matthew Norman, were arrested at the 'Melasti Beach Bungalows' near Kuta Beach in possession of 350 grams of heroin and strapping equipment. Police believe those arrested at Kuta were waiting for a second shipment of heroin to arrive before making their return to Sydney. Kuta Beach Kuta Beach Kuta Beach Street Kuta is a town in southern Bali, Indonesia. ...

In March 2006, Network Ten was awarded Melbourne Press Club's 2005 Gold Quill Award^[4] for its coverage of the arrests of the Bali Nine. Network Ten is one of Australias three commercial television networks. ...

Pre-trial investigation

Indonesian law does not require that arrested people be immediately charged with an offense, and by April 22, 2005 no charges had been laid. Police indicated that the five arrested at the airport would be charged with drug trafficking, which carries the death penalty, while those arrested in the hotel would be charged with the lesser offence of drug possession, which carries a maximum penalty of ten years' imprisonment. April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

By April 26, 2005, media speculation suggested that Sukumaran, not Chan, was the main organiser of the drug courier operation. Andrew Chan recruited the other eight to act as drug mules - couriers who would not arouse suspicion while carrying heroin to Australia - and offered them AUD$10,000 to AUD$15,000 each to carry out this task. April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A drug mule is a person who is used to smuggle drugs : a person who carries illegal drugs for profit, sometimes unaware of their illegal cargo. ...

On April 27, 2005, Colonel Bambang Sugiarto, head of the Bali police drug squad, said police would seek to have all nine charged with offenses which carry the death penalty. He revealed that several of the nine had previously visited Bali using false passports, suggesting that they had acted as drug couriers before. Indonesian police released video evidence showing heroin being removed from the bodies of the four arrested at the airport. April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Indonesian police initially maintained that Chan was the "mastermind" of the importation plan. "They were following Chan's instructions and if they didn't follow the instructions their families would be killed", Sugiarto said.

Australian police said that they believed that an Australian drug syndicate was behind the plan. Mike Phelan, International Operations Chief of the Australian Federal Police (AFP), said, "This is obviously some sort of sophisticated syndicate. In excess of 10 kg of heroin is a large amount and by definition it requires a distribution network here in Australia." The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is the federal or Commonwealth police force of Australia. ...

Lawyers in Indonesia engaged by the families of those arrested appeared in media interviews to concede that the four arrested at the airport were acting as drug couriers. Anggia Browne was quoted as saying, "They are only couriers - they did it just for money." She said they were from low-income families, and did not know that drug trafficking in Indonesia carries the death penalty.

Investigations closed in August, 2005 and briefs handed prosecutors in Denpasar ready for trial.

Reactions in Australia

Parents of defendants Scott Rush and Renae Lawrence criticised the Australian Federal Police for allowing the Indonesian police to arrest the nine, rather than allowing them to fly to Australia and arresting them in Sydney upon their return.

Terry O'Gorman, president of the Australian Council of Civil Liberties said that Australian police had unnecessarily exposed the nine to the possibility of the death penalty.

"This is despite the fact that the AFP was the primary investigator and that the end point for the alleged crime was Australia," he said. "It is unexplained why the AFP agreed to hand the case over to the Indonesians with such potentially grave consequences for those arrested.

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On April 24, 2005, Keelty said the AFP would hand over all evidence they had obtained against the Bali Nine, April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The policy is that we will not give evidence that will, or information that will, directly cause or result in somebody receiving the death penalty, but the reality is in this case, it would appear, on the allegation, that these people have been caught red-handed with heroin in Indonesia.

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Lawrence's father, Bob Lawrence, said in October 2005 he wanted to meet AFP Commissioner Mick Keelty face to face after learning of the comments made by Lee Rush. Michael Joseph Keelty Michael (Mick) Joseph Keelty is the current Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police. ...

As far as I'm concerned, and excuse the expression, he (AFP Commissioner Mick Keelty) is an arsehole. These kids were forced into this … they should have been either arrested at the airport here or followed to get the big guys. I don't know how they can sleep at night … even if they (the Bali nine) were guilty of doing it willingly, it still doesn't deserve the death penalty.

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During February 2006, Rush's parents gave an interview to Australian Broadcasting Commission television program Australian Story, speaking out against Australian Federal Police actions. The ABC or Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the national, Australia. ... Australian Story is a weekly biography programme, produced and broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, that portrays the lives of significant Australians. ...

Rush's father, Lee Rush was quoted as saying,

I was informed at 1.30 in the morning that Scott would be spoken to and asked not to board the flight to Bali. It wasn't until about mid-morning that I received a call from Bob (Rush's lawyer) and a distressed tone in his voice he said "Mate, we could not stop him, they have let him go through and he's on his way to Bali'. Under no circumstances do I condone the trafficking of drugs - I particularly dislike drugs of any nature, always have. When I received a call from the Australian Government authorities that Scott had been detained in Indonesia for attempting to export heroin, I was speechless, sickened to the gut.

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Rush's mother, Christine Rush, also spoke of her disappointment with the Australian Federal Police.

I feel very let down by our Australian Federal Police - we tried to lawfully stop our son leaving the country, it wasn't done.^[5]". "The Federal Police can do, go wherever they want, do anything, anytime without supervision from the Australian Attorney-General or from the Justice Minister," she said. "This is not good for Australians and our laws need to be changed to protect our citizens and this must not happen to any Australian citizen again.

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The interview aired on ABC's Australian Story on February 13, 2006. Mike Phelan of the AFP also agreed to appear on the program to respond to the Rush family's criticisms. Phelan said during the program February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Even with the aid of hindsight, should the same set of circumstances present themselves again with another syndicate or other people, we would do exactly the same thing" and that "there have also been a large number of young lives on the other side of the ledger that have been saved as a result of the AFP's operations over many years.

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Keelty later said

If someone went back to Lee Rush and assured him that Scott would not be able to travel then that is their call," he said. "We would never have given any assurance, because there was no lawful reason to prevent him from travelling. My sympathy is with Lee Rush because somebody has misled him.

Whoever gave Lee Rush the assurance that his son would be prevented from travelling acted dishonourably. There is no way anyone in the AFP would have provided that assurance because there was simply no power to detain him. He was not wanted on warrants, there were no conditions of his bail that prevented him from travelling overseas.

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Federal Justice Minister, Senator Chris Ellison, defended the AFP's actions. A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ... Christopher Martin Ellison (born 15 June Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since July 1993, representing Western Australia. ...

What we have are serious allegations as to criminal activity which allegedly occurred on Indonesian soil and the Indonesian police acted accordingly. We would expect the same of Australian police if the situation was reversed.

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Australian Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, said that Australia was opposed to the use of the death penalty and would request clemency for the nine if they were convicted. Philip Ruddock was quoted as saying, The Hon. ... Philip Maxwell Ruddock (born March 12, 1943), Australian politician, is the Attorney-General of Australia in the Coalition Government of Australian Prime Minister John Howard. ...

We will not provide co-operation in relation to criminal matters unless there is an assurance that a death penalty will not be sought. If there was further information that had to be obtained from here through the Australian Federal Police, we would seek an assurance that Indonesia would not be wanting a death penalty in each of those cases.

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Scott Rush, Renae Lawrence, Martin Stephens and Michael Czugaj initiated legal proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against the Australian Federal Police, arguing they had acted illegally by tipping off Indonesian police with information leading to the arrests in Bali and knowingly exposing them to the death penalty. Federal Court judges dismissed the claims in January 2006. In Melbourne, the Federal Court is housed with other federal courts such as the High Court and the Federal Magistrates Court in the Federal Court Building on the corner of La Trobe Street and William Street The Federal Court of Australia is the Australian court in which most civil disputes...

Criminal trials

Andrew Chan, sentenced to death on February 14, 2006.

On January 24, 2006, prosecutors handed down their demand for the death penalty for Myuran Sukumaran, later sentenced to death on February 14, 2006.

Criminal trials for the accused commenced in the Denpasar District Court on October 11, 2005. The three arrested at the Melasti Bungalows, Nguyen, Chen, and Norman, were tried together, with the remaining six defendants tried separately. All defendants faced a maximum penalty of death by firing squad if found guilty. The trials were often delayed due to the defendants complaining of illness, headaches and nausea. Australian Prime Minister John Howard said the Australian government would oppose any death sentences imposed, saying Image File history File links Andrewchanmugshot. ... Image File history File links Andrewchanmugshot. ... Andrew Chan (b. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Image File history File links MyuranSukumaranABC.jpg Myuran Sukumaran, Bali Nine Source Australian Broadcasting Commission This work is copyrighted and unlicensed. ... Image File history File links MyuranSukumaranABC.jpg Myuran Sukumaran, Bali Nine Source Australian Broadcasting Commission This work is copyrighted and unlicensed. ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the State as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offenses. ... Bali Nine ringleader, Myuran Sukumaran. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Criminal procedure refers to the legal process for adjudicating claims that someone has violated the criminal law. ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Winston Howard (born 26th of July, 1939) is an Australian politician and is currently the Prime Minister of Australia. ...

We have a long-standing opposition to the death penalty and it's well known that if a death penalty is imposed on an Australian we ask that that death penalty not be imposed.^[5]

Andrew Chan, Myuran Sukumaran, Matthew Norman, Si Yi Chen and Tach Duc Thanh Nguyen were represented by Indonesian lawyer Muhammad Rifan, with Renae Lawrence and Martin Stephens represented by Anggia Browne and Wirawan Adnan.

On December 6, 2005, Australian lawyers, Robert Richter, QC, and Brian Walters, QC, called for the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions to extradite the nine to Australia on heroin conspiracy related charges.^[6] On December 7, 2005, Denpasar District Court judge I Wayan Yasa Abadhi called for Australian's not to interfere in the legal proceedings in Indonesia, saying December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cherie Booth QC wearing her ceremonial robes (including full-bottomed wig) as Queens Counsel at the Bar of England and Wales. ...

Criticism from outside is expected, but Indonesian courts will only adhere to the laws applied in this country, and that includes the death penalty. The judges will not budge, we will not be affected by public opinion or the media.^[7]

Sukumaran remained mostly silent throughout proceedings and blamed amnesia for his poor recollections of events leading to his arrest. Trials were scheduled to be completed with verdicts announced before February 23, 2006, before a legal deadline for the group's detainment expired.^[8] Amnesia or amnaesia (see spelling differences) is a condition in which memory is disturbed. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Lawrence claimed she received threats of harm against herself and her family if she did not proceed with the plan to import heroin into Australia. Lawrence gave evidence in the Denpasar District Court she was ordered to book a flight to Bali. She claimed she did not know why she was ordered to travel. Work associate Stephens claims he was also threated to travel to Bali by Chan, who showed Stephens photographs of his family going about their daily lives, and saying they would be killed if he didn't cooperate, saying "They threatened me. They threatened my family, my friends, my love - my girlfriend… They showed me pictures.".^[9]

Indonesian judges found no evidence of threats, with Judge I Gusti Ngurah Astawa saying during the sentencing of Lawrence,"The council of judges found no proof of the use of force in this crime, therefore the defendant has to be sentenced as fairly as possible".^{[citation needed]}

Rush further accused Chan of strapping the heroin to his body whilst wearing rubber gloves. Chan protested his innocence and defending his silence during his final plea, reading from a two page statement,

I didn't say anything in court because if I did, I'd be lying. The truth is, I know nothing. A lot of lies have been said against me, but the true reality is I'm not what people put me out to be. I've never threatened anybody in my life. The outcome I wish, of course, and my family is that you find that you would release me, for I had nothing to participate in this.^[10]

In sentencing Lawrence, Indonesian judges found no evidence of Lawrence's claims her life was threatened. Although prosecutors requested a lighter 20 year sentence for Lawrence due to her early cooperation with police, judges sentenced her to life imprisonment. The next day, the remaining three defendants, Chen, Nguyen and Norman, were sentenced to life imprisonment.

On January 24, 2006, prosecutors handed down demands for the death penalty for Sukumaran, the first time a demand of death was put forward by prosecutors for any of the Bali Nine. Prosecutors told a Bali court there was no reason to show any leniency to the 24-year-old because he helped organise the heroin smuggling operation. Prosecutors also claim Sukumaran strapped heroin to the bodies of the fellow accused. Indonesian police identified Sukumaran as one of the main players in what they say was a major smuggling ring.^[11] On January 26, Andrew Chan was also recommended to receive the death penalty.^[12] January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On February 13, 2006 during the sentencing of Lawrence and Rush, protesters from anti-drug group Granat raised a banner with the message, "Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran should get the death sentence or send them to Hell".^[13] February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On February 14, 2006, after learning of his fate, Sukumaran attacked photographers and threw water bottles at protesters and onlookers gathered outside the court building.^[14] February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After news of the death penalty, Australian Prime Minister, John Howard was quoted as saying John Winston Howard (born 26th of July, 1939) is an Australian politician and is currently the Prime Minister of Australia. ...

Can I just say to every young Australian, please take notice of this. I even beg them not to take the terrible risks that these young people have done - their lives destroyed in the case of two people. I feel desperately sorry for the parents of these people, I do...But the warnings have been there for decades and how on earth any young Australian can be so stupid as to take the risk is completely beyond me.^[15]

Summary of sentences

All except Scott Rush appealed their sentence.

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Appeals

There were several avenues of appeal available to the Bali Nine. Lawyers had seven days post sentencing to lodge appeals. There is no time limit for those convicted to request clemency from the Indonesian president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, however this requires an admission of guilt and has never been granted for a drug trafficking conviction. All have indicated they would be appealing their sentences,^[17] except Scott Rush, who decided to seek clemency rather than follow the appeals process. Five of the nine convicted had their sentences reduced from life imprisonment to a 20 year sentence upon appeal. An appeal is the act or fact of challenging a judicially cognizable and binding judgment to a higher judicial authority. ... A pardon is the forgiveness of a crime and the penalty associated with it. ... -1... Retail selling Street selling is the bottom of the chain and can be accomplished through purchasing from prostitutes, through cloaked retail stores or refuse houses for users in the act located in red-light districts which often also deal in paraphernalia, dealers marketing merriment at night clubs and other events...

Related arrests

On April 27, 2005, Indonesian police shot and killed Man Singh Ghale, a known major Indonesian drug trafficker believed directly connected to the Bali Nine. Ghale, of Nepalese origin, was killed when police stormed his Jakarta home. Australian Federal Police Commissioner, Mick Keelty said Ghale was "directly linked" to the Bali Nine.^[18] April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jakarta (also Djakarta or DKI Jakarta, formerly Batavia, as well as Jayakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. ...

Six men aged between 19 and 25 were arrested and released on bail in Brisbane on drug trafficking charges believed to be associated with the Bali Nine. On February 12, 2006, police arrested Do Hyung Lee, a 25 year old of South Korean origin, at Brisbane International Airport after arriving on a flight from South Korea. Lee was charged with drug trafficking and importation offences and appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on February 13, 2006, the same day the first of the nine accused in Indonesia learned of their fate. Lee was bailed to reappear in court with the five others on April 3, 2006.^[19] Keelty told a Senate estimates committee hearing that more arrests were expected.^[20] The word bail as a legal term means: Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that persons appearance for trial. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: 널리 인간 세계를 이롭게 하라 (Broadly bring benefit to humanity, 弘益人間) Anthem: Aegukga Capital Seoul Largest city Seoul Official language(s) Korean Government Republic  - President Roh Moo-hyun  - Prime Minister Han Myung-sook Establishment    - Gojoseon 2333 BC   - Declaration of Republic March 1, 1919   - Liberation August 15, 1945   - First Republic August 15, 1948  Area    - Total 98... Brisbane International Airport (IATA: BNE, ICAO: YBBN) is an airport in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ... A magistrates court or petty sessions is the lowest kind of court in England and Wales and other common law jurisdictions. ... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Australian Senate chamber Entrance to the Senate The Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. ...

Criminal history

Details of the criminal histories of the accused were not published during the trial to avoid harming legal defences in Indonesia. Once the Denpasar District court reached guilty verdicts and issued sentences it was revealed in Australian media that several members of the Bali Nine have a history of criminal offences and convictions in Australia occurring before their arrests in Indonesia. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

In December, 2004 Scott Rush pleaded guilty at the Inala Magistrates' Court in Queensland to 16 offences including drug possession, fraud, theft and drink-driving. A warrant for his arrest in Australia is currently outstanding relating to AUD$4796.95 stolen from the Commonwealth Bank using a forged cheque.^[21] Czugaj, also of Brisbane, has 14 convictions for offences including theft, wilful damage, traffic offences and fare evasion.^[22] Inala is a working-class suburb of Brisbane with a predominately lower socio-economic causasian, Aboriginal and Vietnamese population Australia. ... Drug possession is the crime of having one or more illegal drugs in ones possession, either for personal use, distribution, sale or otherwise. ... Everyday instance of theft: the bike which fits on this wheel has disappeared. ... Drink driving or drinking and driving is the act of operating a motor vehicle after having consumed alcohol (ethanol) or other drugs, to the degree that mental and motor skills are impaired. ... In law, a warrant can mean any authorization. ... The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (commonly just the Commonwealth Bank) is the second largest bank in Australia, after the National Australia Bank. ...

Lawrence and Norman were arrested on March 26, 2005 whilst travelling along the Pacific Highway in a stolen Ford Laser vehicle. Police were required to use road spikes to intercept the stolen vehicle. Both were due to appear in the Gosford Magistrates Court to face car theft and traffic related charges. On April 26, 2005, they failed to appear due to their imprisonment in Indonesia a week earlier on April 17, 2005.^[23] March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Pacific Highway is a major transport route in eastern Australia and is part of Australias Highway 1. ... The Ford Laser was a small family car sold by Ford in Asia, Australasia, and parts of South America and Africa. ... Road spikes are a device used by law enforcement in an attempt to stop vehicles involved in a car chase. ... Gosford is the main city of the Central Coast of New South Wales, located approximately 70 km north of the Sydney Central Business District (CBD). ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Lawrence also admitted after her arrest in Indonesia on April 17, 2005, to two prior visits to Bali on 2004-10-16 and 2004-11-05. Chan and herself made an earlier successful run with heroin from Bali to Australia during their October visit. The second delivery, scheduled for December 2004 was aborted when heroin suppliers failed to deliver.^[24] Lawrence provided a statement to police saying she was paid AUD$10,000 for the successful heroin delivery, however later retracted her statement. April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ...

See also

• List of Australians in international prisons
• List of Australian criminals
• List of famous drug smugglers

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External links

• Australians on Death Row (NSW Council for Civil Liberties)
• Network Against Prohibition Bali Nine page
• Prisoners Overseas
• Asia Death Penalty blog reports on the death penalty in Asia, including against members of the Bali 9