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Bali Nine: who were they?

The Australians were arrested in 2005 for attempting to smuggle heroin out of the Indonesian resort island

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  1. Andrew Chan

    Australian Andrew Chan inside a holding cell in Bali, Indonesia View image in fullscreen
    Photograph: Made Nagi/EPA

    The then 22-year-old was described as a ringleader and organiser of the smuggling plot along with Myuran Sukumaran. He was arrested at Denpasar airport.

    Chan became a committed Christian in prison and married his fiancee, Febyanti Herewila, days before his death. He was executed by firing squad as he sang songs of praise in 2015.

  2. Myuran Sukumaran

    Myuran Sukumaran in custody View image in fullscreen
    Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

    Sukumaran was the alleged ringleader of the plot with Chan. He was sentenced to death in 2006 and numerous appeals to have it commuted were rejected.

    He became a prolific painter in prison, giving lessons to other prisoners. He painted striking self-portraits and an image of the Indonesian flag dripping in blood. He was executed, alongside Chan, by firing squad in 2015.

  3. Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen

    Headshot of Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen View image in fullscreen
    Photograph: Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP/Getty Images

    Nguyen was arrested at a Kuta hotel. Originally given a life sentence, it was reduced to 20 years on appeal before, on cross-appeal, being sentenced to death. His original life sentence was then re-imposed.

    He died of kidney cancer in 2018, aged 34.

  4. Renae Lawrence

    Renae Lawrence holds hands with relative as she asks for support before her trial at a court in Denpasar View image in fullscreen
    Photograph: Ardiles Rante/AFP/Getty Images

    The only woman in the group, Lawrence was arrested at Denpasar airport with 2.7kg of heroin strapped to her body. She was sentenced to life imprisonment, subsequently reduced to 20 years, with further years then taken off for good behaviour.

    She was released in 2018 after serving 13 years and returned to Australia. In 2020, she made a public plea for the remaining members of the Bali Nine to have their sentences reduced.

  5. Si-Yi Chen

    Si Yi Chen at Denpasar court View image in fullscreen
    Photograph: AAP

    Chen, then 20, was arrested at a hotel at Kuta Beach. He was originally sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole, subsequently reduced to 20 years.

    This was appealed by prosecutors, and he was sentenced to death, subsequently reduced to life in prison. Chen runs a silversmith workshop in Bali’s Kerobokan prison, teaching other prisoners to make jewellery.

  6. Michael Czugaj

    Michael Czugaj being escorted by police to Denpasar district court in Bali View image in fullscreen
    Photograph: Indonesia/Reuters

    Czugaj, then 19, was arrested at Denpasar airport with 1.75kg of heroin strapped to his body.

    He was sentenced to life imprisonment with no chance of release. His sentence was briefly reduced to 20 years before his life sentence was reimposed. He was later transferred to a prison in Java.

  7. Matthew Norman

    Matthew James Norman sits on the defendant’s chair during their trial at a district court in Denpasar, Bali View image in fullscreen
    Photograph: Firdia Lisnawati/AP

    Norman –the youngest member of the Bali Nine – was 18 when he was arrested at a Kuta hotel.

    He was sentenced to life in prison, a term that was reduced to 20 years, then increased to execution, before being reinstated as life without chance of parole. He remains in Bali’s Kerobokan prison, where he runs English and computer classes for fellow prisoners.

  8. Scott Rush

    Australian Scott Rush listens to his lawyer before his appeal hearing in Denpasar district court in Bali View image in fullscreen
    Photograph: Indonesia/Reuters

    Rush was arrested at Denpasar airport with 1.3kg of heroin taped to his body. He was 19.

    Rush was sentenced to life imprisonment, subsequently increased to execution, before his life sentence was reinstated.

  9. Martin Stephens

    Martin Stephens is escorted by Indonesian Police through Denpasar prison View image in fullscreen
    Photograph: Dimas Ardian/Getty Images

    Stephens – the oldest of the group – was on his first trip to Bali at 29. He was arrested at Denpasar airport with 3.3kg of heroin strapped to his body.

    He was sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole. Numerous appeals for commutation were rejected. Stephens is in prison in Java. He is married and has a daughter.

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