Australia says the five remaining members of the “Bali Nine” drug ring have returned home after almost 20 years in Indonesian prison.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wrote on social media: “I am pleased to confirm that Australian citizens, Si Yi Chen, Michael Czugaj, Matthew Norman, Scott Rush and Martin Stephens have returned to Australia this afternoon.”
He thanked Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto “for his compassion”.
The high-profile case began in 2005 when Indonesia caught nine young Australians trying to smuggle 8.3kg (18lb) of heroin out of Bali.
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Meanwhile around 50 aussie men take their own lives each week because they have no rights in the Family Law system.
Now sue your Country for the torture you went through, when they could have arrested you when you got back to Australia… they snitched them out
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Nice to know the Aussies care so much about scumbags. Sends a clear message that if you sell drugs, Australia won't do anything to you. In much of Asia, they don't play around with drugs.
a year ago I watched a documentary about the bali nine, at the time they were already serving close to 20 years. I saw the regret and desperation of those guys they were homesick. But those guys have turned their lives around, even the prison chief believed that they have completely changed to a better version of themselves while serving time there. Guards were nice to them and At that time I felt bad but considering what they did 20 years ago could endanger or maybe kill thousands of lives I just hoped that they can manage life in prison. But now with this news Im happy for them, their second chance has finally arrived. Best wishes may they live peacefully for the rest of their lives. But I still believe in our harsh anti drug laws, it keeps the level of drugs users and smuggler at a minimum in Indonesia. I cant fathom if somewhere like downtown philly (US) were to exist Indonesia.
They were young and innocent and in fairness they put a lot of work in with local prisoners to help them sort out their lives, they didn't look for pity they set up.shops , art shops and I think they fully deserve their chance at a new life
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Why didn’t they just wait until they got to Australia with the drugs to arrest them instead of tipping off Bali where they then have had to fight for them to not be killed
What bribes were paid
Why? They were purveyors of death and misery. Does the Australian PM not have better priorities for his efforts?
brengsek Australia !!
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presiden kami yang baru sangat murah hati, jika mereka di tangan kami, akan kami potong tangan mereka.
Impressive the amount of effort Australia made to save a group of drug traffickers. The privilege of being young white boys. If they had been a group of aboriginal boys would there have been so much public support?
Insane how people have sympathy for these guys, maybe if it was weed it'd be understandable, but heroin is poison and destroys lives
I am an Australian citizen who is racially discriminated by Australian government because of mu Asian background. If these Members would have been mostly Asians, there is a high probability Australian government would have turned back against them. I was denied Justice and racially discriminated by the Federal court I have to seek asylum in Japan. I have been writing to Australian government to help me to get Justice for past 3 years which is my human right. Australian government did nothing in fact ignored me. This is Extreme racism, Double standard and victimization by Australian government because i have Asian background. I hope Australian government will change their attitude.
Make sense, of course a penal colony would want their own criminals back lol.
So Australia was protesting for drug dealers wow just wow
Australia celebrating the release of drug dealers 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
They should have never spent even 1 day in prison. Ive prayed and thought about them for 19yrs. Now i can get my life back
The drama was when australia police inform indonesia police about them but they don't expect that indonesia don't deport them but punish them.
I hope they ( the Bali Nine ) are aware..!
01:55 there was a lot sympathy for these young people.?
Corrupt Australian media made them famous/hero. Probably because they are mostly White.
What about the hundreds of thousands that you refused come back during COVID that died because of your negligence?
The non western looking guys were shot dead but the rest were imprisoned and now repatriated back to Australia.
Why would any country want drug smugglers come home?
These smugglers didn't care how many people suffered or died.
Australia says?
What kind of language is this?
They should have stayed in jail…..
Who woud hire them only the Labor party, so all at tax payers cost to keep a bunch of drug dealers or the rest of there lives. We have a lot of bad issues at home that need solving not worrying about people that thought they were above the lax, yes Albo you have our back (side).
as a mum i always think about there parents if something happens to children like this it's pretty hard
Thank you for what fix up yourselves about sorry
Something like drug trafficking ! , did I hear that right?
What kind of backwards regime kills people for drugs and moving drugs over invisible lines… what a dumb line of thinking.
What a bloody joke? Lol and I'd get thrown in jail after having a couple of beers after driving? Lol😂😂😂😂
Big L to Indonesia, should have been asking Aussie gov to stop hosting west papua “activists” like Veronika Koman and Jacob Rumbiak
Finally Australian "Heros" are back home.
Let's not forget how angry, hateful was Australian peoples and their Leader towards Indonesians when their "Heros" get arrested for drug smuggling.
Look like the chinese n indian are unlive. But tue White entitled get away
Why? They should have stayed there.
welcome home boys, don't listen to these brits.
Congratulations drug smugglers.and friend.s
You trust and i more believe…
Bali know is very bad and broke.than along time ago..the real karma's
the govt was responsible for these people being captured for smuggling by the Federal Police informing the Indonesians of their movement … they deserve to be sued for a very large sum … the Diplomatic work was obviously lacking shows just how gut less our parlimantarians are over all …yes they did some wrong but the death penality is not the way to go
Have the remaining five really learned their lesson?