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List Of Australians Imprisoned Or Executed Abroad
This list of Australians imprisoned or executed abroad includes those cases where: * the person was arrested and charged with or convicted of notable crimes whilst abroad. * the person is an otherwise notable person in Australia. Kieron Kelso arrested on 11th February 2024 for theft after dark was released after 48 days from Pattaya Remand Prison then spent 25 days in Bangkok Immigration detention centre and then deported back to Australia Argentina Bulgaria Cambodia China Colombia Egypt Fiji Indonesia A Australia-Indonesia Prisoner Exchange Agreement, prisoner exchange agreement is currently being negotiated between Australia and Indonesia. Israel Kuwait Laos Marshall Islands Malaysia New Zealand North Korea Philippines Singapore South African Republic (Transvaal) Sri Lanka Thailand A prisoner exchange agreement exists between Australia and Thailand allowing prisoner transfers. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen John Sutton
Stephen John Sutton (born 1964) is a man who was imprisoned in Argentina. He was arrested on 4 February 2003 after a joint operation by the Australian Federal Police and Argentine Police. He was charged with narcotics offences and was sentenced in 2005 to 11 years in jail for drug trafficking. He was released November 2008. He was featured in the 13 July 2011 episode of ''Locked Up Abroad'' (titled as ''Banged Up Abroad'' in the UK). Sutton was last seen by his family in Sydney, Australia. At the time, he was living by himself and working in a Sydney factory. It is believed that he had met a Peruvian woman at his place of employment. He contacted his sister by mail, informed her that he had travelled to Peru with the woman, was living with the family and that the family was treating him wellAustralia–Colombia relations Sutton and his family members maintain his innocence, as he claims that he was asked to courier ''"a quantity of gold"'' from Peru to Argentina. He also claim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Coast, Queensland
The Gold Coast, also known by its initials, GC, is a coastal city and region in the state of Queensland, Australia, located approximately south-southeast of the centre of the list of Australian capital cities, state capital, Brisbane. It is Queensland's List of cities in Queensland by population, second-largest city after Brisbane, as well as Australia's List of cities in Australia by population, sixth-largest city and the most populous non-capital city. The city's Gold Coast central business district, central business district is located roughly in the centre of the Gold Coast in the suburb of Southport, Queensland, Southport. The urban area of the Gold Coast is concentrated along the coast, sprawling almost 60 kilometres, joining up with the Greater Brisbane metropolitan region to the north and to the state border with New South Wales to the south. Nicknames of the city include the ‘Glitter Strip’ and the ‘Goldy’. The demonym of a Gold Coast resident is Gold Coaster. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quakers Hill, New South Wales
Quakers Hill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is westnorth-west (WNW) of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown. Quakers Hill is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Quakers Hill is colloquially known as 'Quakers'. History The first recorded cartographic use in NSW of the 'Quaker' name is that of "Quaker's Row", today's Church Street, Parramatta. In November 1788 a second settlement was established by Governor Phillip at Rose Hill and was renamed in June 1791, Parramatta. In July 1790 he laid out his plan for the town, with High Street (now George) the main road with another (143 feet / 43.6 m wide) starting at the south bank of the river where Phillip intended a town square with government buildings and an extended wharf. This he named Quakers Row. Alan Sharpe, in his "Pictorial History Blacktown and District" (referenced below) on page 84 has no mention of the historic town pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Norman
Matthew James Norman (born 17 September 1986) is an Australian man who was convicted in Indonesia for drug trafficking as a member of the Bali Nine. In 2005, Norman was arrested in a room at the Melasti Hotel in Kuta together with three others. Police uncovered of heroin in a suitcase in the room. After a criminal trial, on 15 February 2006 Norman was sentenced to life imprisonment. His appeal to the Indonesian Supreme Court to have the sentence reduced suffered a shock when the Supreme Court imposed the death penalty on 6 September 2006. A subsequent appeal to the Indonesian Supreme Court, following a full confession by Norman to his role in the plan to import heroin from Bali to Australia, resulted in the original sentence of life imprisonment being reinstated. Alleged trafficking conspiracy From Quakers Hill in Sydney's western suburbs, Norman was employed at Eurest, a catering company, where he met colleagues Martin Stephens, Renae Lawrence, and his supervisor, Andrew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellington Point, Queensland
Wellington Point is a residential coastal Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. It is a popular seaside destination within the Brisbane metropolitan area and is notable for a popular walk along a shoal, sandbar to King Island which emerges at low tide. In the , Wellington Point had a population of 12,661 people. Geography Wellington Point is east of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The locality is bounded to the north-west, north, and north-east by Moreton Bay and to the east and south-east by Hilliards Creek. The locality has a number of coastal features (clockwise from north-west): * Waterloo Bay, a side bay of Moreton Bay () * Wellington Point, a headland () * King Island, also known as Erobin, a marina island () north of the headland The locality derives its name from the headland called Wellington Point which extends prominently into Moreton Bay. At low tide, it is possible to walk from the headland to King I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen
Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen (; 30 October 1983 – 9 May 2018) was a Vietnamese–Australian citizen. He was convicted in Indonesia for drug trafficking as a member of the Bali Nine. In 2005, Nguyen was arrested in a room at the Melasti Hotel in Kuta, Bali together with three others. Police uncovered of heroin in a suitcase in the room. After a criminal trial, on 15 February 2006 Nguyen was sentenced to life imprisonment. His appeal to the Indonesian Supreme Court to have the sentence reduced suffered a shock when the Supreme Court imposed the death penalty on 6 September 2006. A subsequent appeal to the Indonesian Supreme Court, following a full confession by Nguyen of his role in the plan to import heroin from Bali to Australia, resulted in the original sentence of life imprisonment being reinstated. Some media reports claimed Nguyen was believed to be a financer of the smuggling plan. An Indonesian justice ministry official announced on 5 June 2018 that Nguyen had died of stom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxley, Queensland
Oxley is a south-western Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is from the Brisbane GPO by road. The suburb contains a mix of residential and industrial land. In the , Oxley had a population of 9,100 people. Geography Oxley is bounded to the north by the Brisbane River and Oxley Creek flows along the eastern edge. In the east the environment is shaped by flood plains which experience major flooding and flash-flooding. Western parts of the suburb are characterised by rolling hills with clay-laden soils. The suburb is traversed by the Ipswich Motorway connecting Oxley to Rocklea, Queensland, Rocklea to the east and Darra, Queensland, Darra to the west. Oxley Road connects Oxley to Corinda, Queensland, Corinda to the north and continues south across the Ipswich Motorway with the name Blunder Road to Durack, Queensland, Durack, Seventeen Mile Rocks Road connects Oxley to the west to Seventeen Mile Rocks, Queensland, Sevente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Czugaj
Michael William Czugaj (born c. 1986) is an Australian former glazier from Oxley, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, was convicted in Indonesia for drug trafficking of heroin as a member of the Bali Nine. In 2005, Czugaj was arrested at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar with of heroin concealed on his body. After a criminal trial on 14 February 2006 Czugaj was sentenced to life imprisonment. His life sentence was reduced to a term of 20 years on appeal on 26 April 2006, but reinstated five months later. Background Czugaj was an apprentice glazier and keen surfer, one of eight children born to Polish Australian parents. He left his job in March 2005 and told his family that he was going to Cairns for a holiday. Czugaj's parents were quoted as saying he was a "problem child" but had never been in serious trouble and had no drug history. His father, Steven, said he didn't think he had a passport: :''"The kid's got no money ... this must have all been arranged, I don't k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doonside, New South Wales
Doonside is a suburb in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Doonside is located west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Featherdale Wildlife Park and the Nurragingy Nature Reserve are popular local tourist attractions. History The traditional owners and early settlement The Dhurug people are the traditional owners of the local land. The area now known as Doonside was named 'Bungarribee' (Bung meaning the 'creek' and garribee meaning 'cockatoo'). In 1802, Governor Philip Gidley King reserved a large proportion of land for a Government Stock Reserve. For the next twenty years the land was used as grazing land for cattle and sheep by convict herdsmen. In 1822 part of the Government stock run was granted by Governor Thomas Brisbane to Scottish immigrant, Robert Crawford. Robert first named his Milton before renaming it "Hill End". In 1826, John Crawford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Si Yi Chen
Si Yi Chen (; born 19 March 1985) is an Australian man who was convicted in Indonesia for drug trafficking as a member of the Bali Nine. In 2005, Chen was arrested in a room at the Melasti Hotel in Kuta, Bali together with three others. Police uncovered of heroin in a suitcase in the room. After a criminal trial, on 15 February 2006 Chen was sentenced to life imprisonment. His appeal to the Indonesian Supreme Court to have the sentence reduced suffered a shock when the Supreme Court imposed the death penalty on 6 September 2006. A subsequent appeal to the Indonesian Supreme Court, following a full confession by Chen to his role in the plan to import heroin from Bali to Australia, resulted in the original sentence of life imprisonment being reinstated. Alleged trafficking conspiracy It is unclear how Chen, aged 20 years, from Doonside in Sydney, was connected to the fellow members of the Bali Nine. According to media reports, acting on behalf of Myuran Sukumaran, on 5 April 2005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capital Punishment In Indonesia
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Indonesia. Although the death penalty is normally enforced only in grave cases of premeditated murder, corruption in extreme cases can lead to the death penalty and the death penalty is also regularly applied to certain drug traffickers. Executions are carried out by firing squad. History Though the death penalty existed as a punishment from the inception of the Republic of Indonesia, the first judicial execution did not take place until 1973. The first civilian execution in Indonesia was performed in 1978. Oesin Bestari, a goat butcher from Mojokerto, was the first criminal condemned to death in post-independence Indonesia. He was convicted in 1964 after murdering six persons, all of whom were his business partners. He was executed on 14 September 1978 on a section of Kenjeran Beach, Surabaya. The second person executed was Henky Tupanwael, a street martial artist-turned-armed robber. He was convicted in 1969 after a series of armed r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enfield, New South Wales
Enfield is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 11 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district in the Local government in Australia, local government area of Municipality of Burwood. History The suburb is named after Enfield, London, Enfield, a suburb of London, England. Aboriginal culture Before the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, the Enfield area belonged to the Wangal people, a clan of the Eora tribe, which covered most of Sydney. In the early years, the Eora people were badly affected by smallpox, which arrived with the British. Many of the clans became unsustainably small and the survivors formed new bands who lived where they could. While it would be wrong to say that the local indigenous population gave no resistance to British land claims (Pemulwuy being a notable example), within thirty years or so of the colony's establishment, most of the land in the inner-west had been conceded to British set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
