Andrew Chan (drug smuggler)

This article is about the executed drug trafficker. For the Hong Kong bishop, see Andrew Chan (bishop). For the Hong Kong judge, see Andrew Chan (judge).

Andrew Chan
Chan in 2015
Born12 January 1984
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died29 April 2015 (aged 31)
Nusa Kambangan, Central Java, Indonesia
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
NationalityAustralian
Known forDrug trafficking, Bali Nine
Criminal statusExecuted
SpouseFebyanti Herewila
Conviction(s)Drug trafficking (2006)
Criminal penaltyDeath
Accomplice(s)

Andrew Chan (Chinese: 陳子維; Jyutping: Can4 Zi2 Wai4; 12 January 1984 – 29 April 2015) was an Australian man who was convicted and executed in Indonesia for drug trafficking as a member of the Bali Nine. In 2005, Chan was arrested at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar. According to court testimonies of convicted drug mules, Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were the co-ringleaders of the heroin smuggling operation from Indonesia to Australia. After a criminal trial on 14 February 2006, Chan was sentenced to execution by firing squad by the Denpasar District Court.

After lodging an appeal against Chan's sentence, his appeal was dismissed by the Indonesian Supreme Court on 10 May 2011.[1][2][3][4] His plea for clemency was rejected by the President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, on 22 January 2015.[5][6] The execution was carried out on 29 April 2015.[7][8][9]

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  6. ^ Topsfield, Jewel; Alexander, Harriet (17 January 2015). "Bali nine pair to be executed together if Chan loses appeal". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
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  9. ^ Roberts, George (6 February 2015). "Bali Nine pair Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran to be executed this month, Indonesian foreign affairs ministry tells Australian Embassy". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 6 February 2015.