Bali Nine

Andrew Chan
Si Yi Chen
Michael Czugaj
Renae Lawrence
Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen
Matthew Norman
Scott Rush
Martin Stephens
Myuran Sukumaran
Died29 April 2015 (Chan and Sukumaran)
5 June 2018 (Nguyen)
Nusa Kambangan, Indonesia (Chan and Sukumaran), Jakarta, Indonesia (Nguyen)
Cause of deathChan and Sukumaran (executed by firing squad)
Nguyen (stomach cancer)
NationalityAustralian
Criminal status
  • Chen, Czugaj, Norman, Rush and Stephens: Imprisoned
  • Chan, Sukumaran: Executed by firing squad (2015)
  • Nguyen: Died of natural causes (2018)
  • Lawrence: Paroled, released 22 November 2018[1]
Conviction(s)Drug trafficking (2006)
Criminal penalty
Imprisoned at

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.[2] Ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were sentenced to death and executed on 29 April 2015.[3] Six other members, Si Yi Chen, Michael Czugaj, Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen, Matthew Norman, Scott Rush and Martin Stephens, were sentenced to life imprisonment and another, Renae Lawrence, to a 20-year sentence[4] but 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.[5]

  1. ^ Massola, James; Rosa, Amilia (12 November 2018). "Bali Nine's Renae Lawrence to be released". Canberra Times. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Call to execute Bali nine 'ringleader'". Sydney Morning Herald. 24 January 2006. Retrieved 9 September 2007.
  3. ^ "The 7 Foreigners and 1 Indonesian Executed for Drug Offenses". The New York Times. 24 April 2015.
  4. ^ Schipp, Debbie (26 May 2017). "Schapelle's nightmare is over, but the Bali Nine's continues". news.com.au. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  5. ^ Agence France-Presse (5 June 2018). "Member of Bali Nine drug smuggling gang dies in prison". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2018.