Australians on Death Row
The following Australians have been executed in recent years:
The following Australians are facing the death penalty overseas
either because they have been convicted of, or charged with, offences
that attract a death sentence:
The following Australians are no longer in jeopardy of execution:
Henry Chhin
COUNTRY: |
China |
CONVICTED: |
trafficking 270g of amphetamines (convicted in March 2005) |
SENTENCE: |
death - suspended for two years.
Mr Chhin's sentence will be reviewed in 2007 - and might
be commuted. |
APPEAL: |
unknown |
OTHER INFO: |
- arrested in May 2004
- usually resides in Sydney
source: Neil
Mercer, 'Three more on Asian death row', Sunday Telegraph
(4 December 2005) 7. |
Bali Nine
Six of the Bali Nine have been sentenced to death:
| Andrew Chan |
21 |
Sydney |
DEATH |
| Myuran Sukumaran |
24 |
Sydney |
DEATH |
| Si Yi Chen |
20 |
Sydney |
life |
| Tach Duc Thanh Nguyen |
27 |
Brisbane |
life |
| Matthew James Norman |
18 |
Sydney |
life |
| Martin Eric Stephens |
29 |
Woolongong |
life |
| Michael William Czugaj |
19 |
Brisbane |
20 years |
| Renae Lawrence |
27 |
Newcastle |
20 years |
Circumstances of their arrest:
COUNTRY: |
Indonesia
(Bali Province) |
CHARGED: |
- all the Bali Nine were charged with offences that
attract the death penalty.
source:
ABC
News Online (27 September 2005) |
APPEALS: |
...pending |
OTHER INFO: |
|
no longer facing death sentence
Schapelle Corby
COUNTRY: |
Indonesia
(Bali Province) |
CONVICTED: |
importing 4kg of cannabis (marijuana) (convicted on 27
May 2005) |
SENTENCE: |
20 year prison sentence; appealing sentence |
Tallaal Adrey (aka Talaal Adree)
COUNTRY: |
Kuwait |
CONVICTED: |
weapons and firearms charges (convicted on 27 December
2005) |
SENTENCE: |
sentenced to 4 years hard labour |
Tran Thi Hong Loan
COUNTRY: |
Vietnam |
CONVICTED: |
smuggling 580g of heroin (convicted in 15 July 2005) |
SENTENCE: |
20 years prison sentence |
Nguyen Van Chinh
COUNTRY: |
Vietnam |
CONVICTED: |
buying 1kg of heroin in Vietnam (convicted on 22 April
2005) |
SENTENCE: |
death, but commuted to life on 17 February 2006 |
OTHER INFO: |
- co-accused Nguyen Manh Cuong has been found unfit
to stand trial & so will not face the death penalty.
- read SMH press reports: 28/7/05,
11/6/05
and 18/2/06.
|
Mai Cong Thanh
COUNTRY: |
Vietnam |
CONVICTED: |
trafficking 1.7kg of heroin (convicted on 9 June 2005) |
SENTENCE: |
death, but commuted to life on 17 February 2006 |
Trinh Huu
COUNTRY: |
Vietnam |
CONVICTED: |
trafficking 2kg of heroin (convicted on 20 December 2005) |
SENTENCE: |
death, but commuted to life on 17 November 2006 |
OTHER INFO: |
- AFP officers were also responsible for cooperating
with Vietnamese authorities and exposing Trinh to the
death penalty; see 'AFP
under fire over Vietnam drug arrest', Sun Herald
(19 February 2006)
|
Aggrey Kiyingi
COUNTRY: |
Uganda |
ACQUITTED: |
murder (which carries death penalty in Uganda) |
OTHER INFO: |
|
George Forbes
Barry Hess
COUNTRY: |
Indonesia
(Bali Province) |
CHARGED: |
initially charged with capital offences, but convicted
of lesser charge of "being a drug addict without reporting
to authorities". |
OTHER INFO: |
source: 'Bali
Nine jail warder in court on drug charges', news.com.au
(20 November 2007). |
Tony Manh
Jasmine Luong
Links
For more information on Australians in prisons overseas, visit
ForeignPrisoner.com,
which is run by volunteers - including Australians who have been
held in prisons in our region. |
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