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Bali Nine Australian’s death row appeal fails

6 апреля, 2015     Автор: admin
Bali Nine Australian’s death row appeal fails
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An Australian drug smuggler sentenced to death in Indonesia cannot challenge the president's rejection of his clemency plea, a court has ruled. This is reported by Coruption.Info.
 
Andrew Chan is one of the leaders of the "Bali Nine" group of heroin smugglers who were arrested in 2005.
 
He and Myuran Sukumaran, the other leader, are among 10 foreigners facing execution. The ruling in Sukumaran's case is still being delivered.
 
Australia has campaigned strongly for the men's sentences to be commuted.
 
Both men were appealing against an earlier decision which had barred them from challenging Indonesian President Joko Widodo's rejection of their clemency pleas.
 
Who are the Bali Nine?
 
  • The eight men and one woman were arrested in April 2005 at an airport and hotel in Bali, Indonesia after a tip-off from Australian police. They were trying to carry 8.3kg (18lb) of heroin back to Australia
 
  • In 2006 a court ruled that Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran had recruited the others and paid their costs. They were sentenced to death
 
  • The other seven are serving sentences of between 20 years and life, after some had death sentences revoked on appeal
 
  • Chan and Sukumaran have repeatedly appealed against their sentences and say they are reformed characters — Chan teaches Bible and cookery classes in prison while Sukumaran is an artist

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