given group australians arrested april convicted smuggling heroin valued million million indonesia australia sentenced death executed april members sent prison australian authorities contacted indonesian counterparts tip precipitated arrests february lawrence rush face sentencing sentenced life imprisonment day sentenced life imprisonment group sentenced death firing squad death sentences imposed norman sentenced life imprisonment february april lawrence norman appealed sentences reduced years life sentences upheld prosecutors launched appeals changes sentences september revealed result appeals brought prosecutors heard supreme_court death penalty reduced sentence life imprisonment overturned rush norman appeal overturned death penalty imposed new death sentences unexpected prosecutors appeals year terms faced called upgraded life imprisonment life sentence reduced years appeal reinstated life sentence upheld appeal death sentences lawrence lodged appeal year sentence sentence march revealed norman issued death sentences appeal sentences reduced life imprisonment reduction officially announced court sources confirmed judges decided spare lives august rush launched final appeal death penalty granted judicial review commenced august rush appeal successful sentence reduced life imprisonment september leaders drug smuggling ring appealed pending death row sentence reduce jail time years instead previous life sentence june announced final judicial appeal rejected july announced final judicial appeal dismissed december president indonesia stated speech approve drug offences december plea rejected plea rejected january moved prison island following numerous legal appeals rejected pleas australian government execution firing squad took place april background arrests australian police unclear groups sydney brisbane linked establish movements members group departure indonesia employed multinational catering company employees norman lawrence martin supervisor company worked provided services group employed rush alleged recruited defendant alleged smuggling plan karaoke bar brisbane evidence heard rush met months earlier fishing travelled sydney attend 21st birthday party introduced called mark alleged offered free trips days later rush friend returned sydney arrangements travel indonesia concluded lawrence norman larger syndicate successfully imported commercial quantity heroin australia indonesia october members syndicate arrested raids sydney brisbane day early arrests indonesia lawrence arrived indonesia april followed rush old school friends brisbane arrived days later group introduced hotel staying having arrived earlier group highly organised split apart meet arrested handed cards stay contact stay police noted group spend large time indoors hotel rooms rush time went shopping eating drinking playing water sports group met april police final briefing meeting final time airport april arrest receiving information group including names passport numbers information relating links possible illegal drug trade indonesian police placed group constant surveillance week arrest indonesian police believe year old thai woman supplied heroin wanted believed left april day australians arrested briefly detained thai malaysian border indonesian police arrived released determined order indonesia head surveillance team later testified court trials accused police initially unaware group original information obtained mention indonesian police assumed bodyguard seen accompany friends rush workers lawrence arrested prepared board australia bound flight found carrying kilograms heroin plastic bags bodies evening removed depart australia mobile phones possession carrying drugs arrested believed person responsible collecting heroin arrival australia norman arrested beach near possession grams heroin equipment criminal proceedings pre trial investigation indonesian law require arrested people immediately charged offence april charges laid police indicated arrested airport charged drug trafficking carries death penalty arrested hotel charged lesser offence drug possession carries maximum penalty years imprisonment suggested recruited act drug suspicion carrying heroin australia offered carry task given spending cash april colonel head police drug squad said police seek charged offenses carry death penalty revealed previously visited false suggesting acted drug indonesian police released video evidence showing heroin removed bodies arrested airport indonesian police initially maintained plan australian police said believed australian drug syndicate plan soon decided real leader smuggling plot defense lawyers conceded arrested airport acting drug said money help low income families threatened physical harm comply said know transporting know drug trafficking indonesia carries death penalty investigations closed august handed prosecutors ready trial reactions australia parents rush lawrence criticised allowing indonesian police arrest allowing fly australia arresting sydney return april commissioner said hand evidence obtained policy evidence information directly cause result somebody receiving death penalty reality case appear allegation people caught red handed heroin indonesia lawrence father said october wanted meet face face learning comments far concerned excuse expression kids forced arrested airport followed big guys don know sleep night guilty willingly doesn deserve death penalty february rush parents gave interview program speaking actions rush parents quoted saying informed morning scott spoken asked board flight wasn mid morning received bob rush lawyer distressed tone voice said mate stop let way circumstances trafficking drugs particularly dislike drugs nature received australian government authorities scott detained indonesia attempting export heroin gut feel let tried stop son leaving country wasn want supervision australian attorney general justice minister good australians laws need changed protect citizens happen australian citizen interview aired episode responded rush family criticisms said aid set circumstances present syndicate people exactly thing large number young lives saved result operations years went state went assured scott able travel given assurance reason prevent travelling sympathy somebody gave assurance son prevented travelling acted way provided assurance simply power wanted conditions bail prevented travelling overseas federal justice minister defended actions allegations criminal activity allegedly occurred indonesian soil indonesian police acted accordingly expect australian police situation reversed foreign minister said australia opposed death penalty seek group convicted federal quoted saying provide operation relation criminal matters assurance death penalty sought information obtained seek assurance indonesia wanting death penalty cases rush lawrence began legal proceedings arguing acted illegally indonesian police information leading arrests exposed australians death penalty judges dismissed claims january criminal trials criminal trials accused commenced october arrested norman tried remaining defendants tried separately defendants faced maximum penalty death firing squad found guilty trials delayed defendants complaining illness australia prime minister said australian government oppose death sentences imposed december australian lawyers called commonwealth director public australia heroin conspiracy related charges december judge called australians interfere legal proceedings indonesia saying criticism outside expected indonesian courts adhere laws applied country includes death penalty judges affected public opinion media remained silent proceedings blamed amnesia poor events leading arrest trials scheduled completed announced february legal deadline group detention expired lawrence claimed received threats harm family proceed plan import heroin australia gave evidence ordered book flight claimed know ordered travel colleague claims ordered threats travel showed photographs family going daily lives saying killed operate indonesian judges found evidence threats judge saying sentencing lawrence rush accused heroin body wearing rubber gloves protested innocence defending silence final plea reading page statement didn court lying truth know lot lies said true reality people threatened anybody life outcome wish course family find release participate sentencing lawrence judges found evidence support claim life threatened prosecutors requested lighter year sentence early cooperation police judges sentenced life imprisonment day remaining defendants norman sentenced life imprisonment january prosecutors demanded death penalty time demand death forward told court reason year old helped organize heroin smuggling operation prosecutors claim heroin bodies fellow accused indonesian police identified main players said major smuggling ring january recommended receive death penalty february learning fate attacked photographers threw water bottles protesters gathered outside court building news death penalty handed australian prime minister noting death penalty warnings place indonesia decades youth australia notice terrible risks death sentences criticised australians compared light sentence given indonesian leader terrorist group carried bombings killed people including australians death sentences court allegations april relating indonesian judicial authorities order reduce sentences years prison lawyer declared original demanded billion weeks sentenced deal failed triggering request death penalty australia minister foreign affairs expressed concern allegations involving questioning integrity judicial process summary sentences convicted drug trafficking heroin appeals avenues appeal available lawyers seven days post sentencing lodge appeals time limit convicted request president indonesia requires admission guilt granted drug crime appealed sentence sentences norman stand life imprisonment lawrence sentence remains years appeal rush death sentence reduced life launched final appeal august launched final appeals death sentences reduced august lost appeal appeal dismissed july pleas indonesian president rejected december january late january lawyers filed application judicial review cases rejected days later spokesperson indonesian attorney general stating requests judicial review execution process proceeding indonesian officials continued planning imminent execution february lawyers launched rare challenge indonesian president refusal grant dismissed indonesian government day later april indonesian court rejected appeal ruling challenge decision indonesian president grant court lawyers announced appeal lodged examine refusal indonesian attorney general accused lawyers simply trying buy time announced delays executions execution duo executed firing squad early april prison island prisoners convicted drug offences men convicted executed similar offenses indonesian brazilian given minute stay execution following pending investigation initiated home country drug trafficking syndicate expected testify executions widely supported indonesian public foreign diplomats protested reaction australia hosted entitled music mercy held sydney evening january support concert featured performances artist musicians march media personalities partner musician recorded video messages support organised similar federation square melbourne adelaide canberra sympathetic sms opinion poll people conducted january australia day weekend results broadcast abc triple radio network poll revealed cent people agreed australians convicted drug trafficking country sentenced death executed indonesia attorney general reported saying strong support australia death penalty related arrests april indonesian police shot killed man known major indonesian drug believed directly connected origin killed police stormed home commissioner said directly linked men aged arrested released bail brisbane drug trafficking charges believed associated february police arrested year old south korean origin brisbane airport arriving flight south_korea lee charged drug trafficking offences appeared february day accused indonesia learned fate lee court april told senate estimates committee hearing arrests expected prior criminal records charges details previous criminal convictions accused published trial avoid legal defences indonesia district court reached guilty issued sentences reported australian media members group convicted offences australia arrests indonesia december rush pleaded guilty court queensland offences including drug possession fraud theft drunk driving warrant arrest australia remains place theft forged brisbane convictions offences including theft damage traffic offences fare lawrence norman arrested march travelling stolen ford laser police road spikes intercept stolen vehicle appear face car traffic related charges april failed appear imprisonment indonesia week earlier april lawrence admitted arrest indonesia april having visited twice october november earlier successful run heroin australia october visit second delivery scheduled december aborted heroin suppliers failed deliver provided statement police saying paid successful heroin delivery later retracted statement reaction execution strongly condemned executions drug related april human rights lawyer said death penalty human rights violation number factors today executions australian ambassador indonesia recalled executed australian prime minister stated executions cruel unnecessary claiming men fully detention prison opposition leader agreed saying disgusted execution majority australian public believed people criminals criminals life deserved punishment
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