Bali Nine

  • Andrew Chan
  • Si Yi Chen
  • Michael Czugaj
  • Renae Lawrence
  • Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen
  • Matthew Norman
  • Scott Rush
  • Martin Stephens
  • Myuran Sukumaran
NationalityAustralian
Criminal status
  • Chen, Czugaj, Norman, Rush and Stephens: Repatriated to Australia in December 2024[1]
  • Chan, Sukumaran: Executed by firing squad (29 April 2015)
  • Nguyen: Died due to stomach cancer (5 June 2018)
  • Lawrence: Paroled, released 22 November 2018[2]
ConvictionDrug trafficking (2006)
Criminal penalty
  • Lawrence:
    20 years' imprisonment, only served 14
  • Chen, Czugaj, Nguyen, Norman, Rush and Stephens:
    Life imprisonment, only served 19 years[1]
  • Chan, Sukumaran:
    Death
Imprisoned at
  • Lawrence:
    Bangli, Bali, Indonesia
  • Rush:
    Karangasem, Bali
  • Chen, Czugaj, Norman:
    Kerobokan Prison, Bali
  • Nguyen and Stephens:
    Malang, East Java, Indonesia

The Bali Nine were a group of nine Australians convicted for attempting to smuggle 8.3 kg (18 lb) of heroin out of Indonesia in April 2005. The heroin was valued at around A$4 million and was bound for Australia.[3] Ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were sentenced to death and executed on 29 April 2015.[4] Six other members, Si Yi Chen, Michael Czugaj, Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen, Matthew Norman, Scott Rush and Martin Stephens, were sentenced to life imprisonment whilst another, Renae Lawrence, received a 20 year sentence.[5] She was released after the sentence was commuted in November 2018. The Indonesian authorities reported on 5 June 2018 that Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen had died of stomach cancer.[6] In November 2024, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sought the repatriation to Australia of the remaining five members of the Bali Nine. On 15 December 2024, the five remaining members of the group were repatriated to Australia, and their life sentences were commuted with immediate effect.[1]

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  3. ^ "Call to execute Bali nine 'ringleader'". Sydney Morning Herald. 24 January 2006. Retrieved 9 September 2007.
  4. ^ "The 7 Foreigners and 1 Indonesian Executed for Drug Offenses". The New York Times. 24 April 2015.
  5. ^ Schipp, Debbie (26 May 2017). "Schapelle's nightmare is over, but the Bali Nine's continues". news.com.au. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  6. ^ Agence France-Presse (5 June 2018). "Member of Bali Nine drug smuggling gang dies in prison". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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