GUILTY Bali - Bali Nine, Australians arrested for heroin trafficking, 2005

[Brightbird]

Four Australians have been executed abroad in the past 30 years, and two more are currently on death row, both for drug trafficking offences.

RECENT OVERSEAS EXECUTIONS OF AUSTRALIANS
Van Tuong Nguyen - Hanged on December 2, 2005 for heroin trafficking (Singapore)
Michael McAuliffe - Hanged on June 19, 1993 for heroin trafficking (Malaysia)
Kevin Barlow - Hanged on July 7, 1986 for heroin trafficking (Malaysia)
Brian Chambers - Hanged on July 7, 1986 for heroin trafficking (Malaysia)

AUSTRALIANS ON DEATH ROW
Andrew Chan - Convicted and sentenced to death (Indonesia)
Myuran Sukumaran - Convicted and sentenced to death (Indonesia)

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2013/07/23/glance-australians-executed-abroad

There is another Australian on death row, also for trafficking. Pham Trung Dung in Vietnam.

http://www.news.com.au/world/austra...eroin-in-vietnam/story-fndir2ev-1226969548721

 

[Snoods]

I now feel such repugnance and disgust for Indonesia. Before the Bali 9 and Heather Mack/Tommy Schaefer cases I will admit to blissful ignorance about the dishonorable and contemptible so-called Indonesian justice system. Thank you Indonesia for helping bring awareness all over the world to the backward and crooked policies that exist and are perpetuated within your court system. Travel there at your own risk and woe be the victim of a crime in which the criminal is a person wealthier than they.

 

[Snoods]

Remember Kevin Barlow & Geoffrey Chambers? 1986.

Terrified mother prepared deadly cocktail for incarcerated son - but could not bring herself to give it to him.
Before Barbara Barlow saw her son Kevin for the last time she prepared him a gift – a cocktail of 75 sleeping pills dissolved in gin, whisky and brandy that she poured into a water bottle.

At the last minute, sitting with her son in Kuala Lumpur's Pudu Prison on a Saturday morning in July 1986, she held back. She kept the bottle in her handbag, terrified that if she gave it to him and he drank the concoction he might die before all avenues of appeal against his death sentence had been exhausted.[/B]
But there were to be no more chances for Perth man Kevin Barlow, condemned to death for drug trafficking. As a Herald story published on July 8, 1986, reported, within days of Mrs Barlow's visit, her son and his accomplice, Brian Geoffrey Chambers, had been dropped from the gallows in "pre-dawn gloom" with "the wailing chant of the Islamic call to prayer in their ears".
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/terrified...erself-to-give-it-to-him-20150119-12sosw.html

This truly breaks my withered black heart. How heart-breaking for this poor mother.

 

[SouthAussie]

Indonesia defiant as United Nations leads condemnation of looming executions

Indonesia on Sunday signalled it was determined to push ahead with the execution of eight foreign drug convicts, despite a growing wave of global condemnation led by United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon.

Attorney General Muhammad Prasetyo told Indonesian news channel MetroTV that preparations for the executions were "100 percent" complete.

Widodo refused to comment on Sunday.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...f-looming-executions/articleshow/47059577.cms

 

[SouthAussie]

The families of the Bali Nine pair have disclosed what the two men want their dying wishes to be.
Chinthu Sukumaran said his brother Myuran's last wish is to paint for as long as possible. While Andrew Chan's is to go to church with his family in his final days.

Thousands of flowers will be used to spell out the words KeepHopeAlive at a reserve overlooking Sydney Harbour in an appeal for Chan and Sukuraman.
Amnesty International says the floral message will be displayed from Monday at Blues Point Reserve.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...other-visits-hours-executed-firing-squad.html

 

[Sjm_qc]

I have no words, at least none that are publishable here, to describe how I feel about this travesty of "Justice".

So I shall just stay with you all here in vigil and hope.

 

[they'll get you]

Last wishes of Bali Nine duo revealed as coffins, crosses arrive ahead of executions

A mortician in Bali has been instructed to inscribe the names and dates of death for the Bali Nine duo and others due to face an Indonesian firing squad.

http://www.9news.com.au/world/2015/04/27/03/04/coffin-crosses-confirm-date-of-bali-nine-execution

 

[they'll get you]

MYURAN Sukumaran and Andrew Chan have both refused to sign their execution warrants, telling the prosecutors tasked with executing them that they believed their impending death was unjust, that they had been rehabilitated and deserved a second chance.

http://www.news.com.au/world/bali-n...execution-papers/story-fndir2ev-1227322426248

 

[SouthAussie]

Allegations judges acted corruptly in Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan’s are grounds for Australia to offer the criminal pair diplomatic protections, law academics have said.

“The fact is that Australia is now in the position where I think it can clearly exercise what’s called diplomatic protection, and Mr Chan and Sukumaran’s lawyers in connection with the Australian Government I believe are actively exploring those options,” he said.

He said the reports that judges sought bribes was evidence of a violation of article seven of the international covenant, among other aspects of the case including the drawn out period of time between sentencing and penalty.

Diplomatic protection is where the “Australian Government stands in front of its citizens” saying if Indonesia break the rules, then the two countries will fight the case rather than the state against the individuals.

A lawyer for the pair, who have unsuccessfully fought to have their death sentences reduced to prison terms, said judges reneged on a $130,000 deal to give them fewer than 20 years in jail.

http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2015/04/27/chan-sukumaran-judges-sought-130k-lawyer/

 

[SouthAussie]

The former lawyer of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran has outlined explosive allegations of corruption by the judges that sentenced the Bali nine duo to death, saying they asked for more than $137,000 to give them a prison term of less than 20 years.

But Bali-based attorney Muhammad Rifan says a deal fell through after the judges later told him they had been ordered by senior legal and government members in Jakarta to impose a death penalty.

The judges, it is alleged, then asked for an even greater sum for a lighter sentence, money Rifan did not have.

"We met many times with the judges," he said. "We were talking about how long the penalty would be. Even though this is prohibited between lawyers and a judge, this is the reality. It's normal."

Rifan says the inaction by the judicial commission is puzzling. He has made complaints about judicial irregularities before and "they were much more responsive".

"They came to Bali straight away. They do the interview. They asked for the evidence, many things. They were very quick. But why in this case do they do nothing?"

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/6...allegations-They-wanted-137-000-and-then-more

 

[Brightbird]

Always these 11th hour revelations. This should have happened years ago, not 36 hours before they could be shot. I wish the Australian govt could just pay for their lives. You've gotta wonder why the French man got a last minute reprieve.

 

[wewillgetyou]

“@JewelTopsfield: Heartbreaking: Chan and Sukumaran families told to say final farewells before 2pm on Tuesday. #Bali9 http://fb.me/7q687OHJv”

 

[wewillgetyou]

“@JewelTopsfield: Chan and Sukumaran have asked David Soper and Christie Buckingham to be with them when they are executed. #Bali9 http://fb.me/7gWf90aeH”

 

[they'll get you]

This is a dark day for the human race.

Both Australians also yearn to get out of their isolation cells on Besi prison, which means "iron prison", and walk around in the fresh air.

A source, who visited one of the nine condemned men and woman on Sunday, described the humiliation as the prisoners were brought out of their cells still handcuffed.

Tears flowed as they tried to hug family members while their hands were still shackled.

Eventually a guard unlocked the cuffs.

 

[zwiebel]

7NewsMelbourne (@7NewsMelbourne) 27 Apr 15:

Families of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran have been told to say their goodbyes to duo. See the details at 6pm. pic.twitter.com/zTvzoPap4c (https://twitter.com/7NewsMelbourne/status/592584625790132228?s=17)

 

[SouthAussie]

Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop are considering all options – including the dramatic step of recalling Australia's ambassador to Indonesia – in a sign of the federal government's growing fury at the looming executions of Bali nine duo Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan.

As Canberra publicly stepped up calls for clemency for the pair on Monday, Ms Bishop said she was "profoundly dismayed" at the looming executions but refused to comment publicly on what the government's response might be.

Ms Bishop also revealed the Australian government asked Indonesia not to announce the pending executions on Anzac Day, but that request fell on deaf ears and that she was "very disappointed that it proceeded in this way".

Behind the scenes, discussions are underway at the highest levels of the Australian government about Canberra withdrawing Australia's ambassador to Indonesia, Paul Grigson.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/fed...bassador-over-executions-20150427-1mue7q.html

 

[SouthAussie]

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop spoke to her Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi on Sunday evening while Prime Minister Tony Abbott has written to President Joko Widodo to again plead for the executions to be halted.

"I should point out that Mr Chan and Mr Sukumaran's lawyers are pursuing action before the Constitutional Court in Indonesia," said told ABC radio.

"And there's also a separate investigation underway by the Indonesian Judicial Commission into claims of corruption into the original trial and both of these processes raise questions about the integrity of the sentencing and the clemency process.

"I've asked foreign minister Marsudi that no action be taken in relation to the proposed executions until these legal processes have been determined," she added.

"I don't want to speculate at this point about the consequences if these executions go ahead because my focus currently remains on doing everything I can to secure a stay of execution," she said.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/...ions-until-graft-claims-probed-australia.html

 

[wewillgetyou]

So good Ol Mr Abbott is 'considering' recalling the Australian Ambassador ..... For goodness sake ! Time is running out ! Get a backbone ( not what I really want to say ) and do something before it's too late !!! :gaah:

 

[emirates1957]

I urge all on this forum to read either "Hotel K" or "Snowing in Bali. Amazing these guys were unable to walk outside and get some fresh whilst handcuffed. Sorry I am going to have a little ramble here..quote from "Hotel K", page 50.

Iwan dubbed "Godfather" by the press was sentenced to a further three years for the weapons.

With his case finally over, Iwan threw himself into new legitimate and old illicit businesses inside Hotel K. He converted a building near the tennis court, previously used by an inmate as a printing factory, into a furniture workshop. He invested $US50,000.00 of his own money in buying machinery and he paid 42 prisoners small weekly salaries to work in the factory. Even those with little skill could put their long and boring jail hours to use. Iwan's smartly dressed customers from Spain and the USA were welcomed through Hotel K's front doors like official jail guests. They were escorted down the paths past the many staring faces of the curious prisoners who were usually loitering in the yard or sitting around drinking beers and smoking dope. When these clients walked into Iwan's workshop, furniture was the last thing on their minds.

Behind the front lines of noisy machines and flying sawdust, prisoners were quietly pressing and packing ecstasy pills. Iwan's clients could breeze in and out without fear of being searched. Police were not allowed inside unless they got a warrant, which meant Iwan would get ample warning from the guards on his payroll to hide the drugs. Furniture moving trucks freely drove in and out of the jails service gate. Tens of thousands of ecstasy pills packed inside his high end speakers. Under the guise of going to his showroom, the business magnate easily slipped in and out of Hotel K, with the guards or prisoners working as doormen ready to swing open the wooden doors whenever Iwan walked out and disappeared for the day or night.
unquote.

HYPOCRISY at it' best. What a travesty.

 

[wewillgetyou]

Thanks Emirates1957

It's beyond belief isn't it. I have no doubt there were bribes offered right in the beginning. I'm all for punishing and I'm happy for them not to be released. Just to continue their 'work' inside the jail. They have actually helped and could continue to help many.