Australia says ‘Bali Nine’ prisoners have returned home

The five remaining members of the Australian "Bali Nine" drug ring flew home on December 15, 2024 after 19 years in jail in Indonesia, ending a saga that had frayed relations between the two countries.

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This handout photograph taken and released by Indonesia's Coordinating Ministry for Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections on December 15, 2024 shows five 'Bali Nine' convicts namely Martin Eric Stephens (L), Michael William Czugaj (2L, back), Scott Anthony Rush (C, back), Mathew James Norman (2R, back), and Si Yi Chen (R, back) look on as Director of Prisoner Development of the Directorate General of Corrections of the Republic of Indonesia Erwedi Supriyatno (R, front) and Australian Representative, Minister-Counsellor Home Affairs, Regional Director South-East Asia, Lauren Richardson (L, front) sign their transfer agreement at the I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali. PHOTO: AFP/ INDONESIA'S COORDINATING MINISTRY FOR LAW, HUMAN RIGHTS, IMMIGRATION AND CORRECTIONS

December 16, 2024

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