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 |
| Scott Anthony Rush |
19
|
Brisbane |
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:
|
|
Tony Manh
Jasmine Luong
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:
|
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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).
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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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