This is a list of current and former Australian citizens whose detention in prisons outside of Australia or execution is noteworthy. The list includes those whose arrests and / or sentences are considered noteworthy for the following reasons,
the prisoner was arrested and charged and / or convicted of notable crimes whilst abroad.
the prisoner is an otherwise notable person in Australia.
Argentina
Bulgaria
Cambodia
China
Prisoner
From
Convictions
Arrested
Release date
Notes
Stern Hu
Melbourne, Victoria
Stealing commercial secrets and receiving bribes
5 July 2009
Australian businessman of Chinese origin. Former Rio Tinto executive. Sentenced to 10 years' jail.[4]
Kalynda Davis
Sydney, New South Wales
No conviction
8 November 2014[5]
9 December 2014
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop intervened and negotiated Davis' release.[6]
No conviction – returned to Australia free.[7]
Henry Chhin
Sydney, New South Wales
Convicted of trying to send 270 grams of methamphetamine to Australia
May 2004
Sentenced to death in 2005. The sentence was suspended for two years. Current fate is unknown.[8]
Egypt
Prisoner
From
Convictions
Arrested
Release date
Notes
Peter Greste
Brisbane , Queensland
falsifying news
29 December 2013
1 February 2015 (deported)
Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment on 23 June 2014. Released from prison on 1 February 2015 and deported from Egypt .
Fiji
Indonesia
Prisoner
From
Convictions
Arrested
Release date
Notes
Schapelle Corby
Gold Coast, Queensland
Drug trafficking (Cannabis )
8 October 2004
10 February 2014
Sentenced in 2005 to 20 years.
Sentence reduced on appeal in 2005 to 15 years.
Sentence increased on further appeal in 2005 to 20 years.[11]
Released from Kerobokan Prison on Monday 10 February 2014 after being granted parole on Friday 7 February 2014. Of her original 20-year sentence, Corby only served 9 years and 259 days.[12]
Andrew Chan
Enfield, New South Wales
Drug trafficking (heroin).
17 April 2005
Executed
Sentenced to death on 14 February 2006.
Executed by firing squad on 29 April 2015.[13]
Si Yi Chen
Doonside, New South Wales
Drug trafficking (heroin)
17 April 2005
Sentenced to life imprisonment on 15 February 2006.[13]
Sentence reduced to 20 years on 27 April 2006[14]
Sentence increased to the death penalty on 6 September 2006
Sentence reduced to life imprisonment in March 2008
Michael Czugaj
Oxley, Queensland
Drug trafficking (heroin)
17 April 2005
Sentenced to life imprisonment on 14 February 2006.[13]
Sentence reduced to 20 years on 27 April 2006[14]
Sentence increased to life on 6 September 2006
Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen
Wellington Point, Queensland
Drug trafficking (heroin)
17 April 2005
Sentenced to life imprisonment on 15 February 2006.[13]
Sentence reduced to 20 years on 27 April 2006[14]
Sentence increased to the death penalty on 6 September 2006
Sentence reduced to life imprisonment in March 2008 [3]
Matthew Norman
Quakers Hill, New South Wales
Drug trafficking (heroin)
17 April 2005
Sentenced to life imprisonment on 15 February 2006.[13]
Sentence reduced to 20 years on 27 April 2006[14]
Sentence increased to the death penalty on 6 September 2006
Sentence reduced to life imprisonment in March 2008 [4]
Scott Rush
Chelmer, Queensland
Drug trafficking (heroin)
17 April 2005
Sentenced to life imprisonment on 13 February 2006.[13]
Sentence increased to the death penalty on 6 September 2006
Sentence reduced to life imprisonment upon 11 May 2011 on appeal to the Indonesian Supreme Court.
Martin Stephens
Towradgi, New South Wales
Drug trafficking (heroin)
17 April 2005
Sentenced to life imprisonment on 14 February 2006.[13]
Myuran Sukumaran
Auburn, New South Wales
Drug trafficking (heroin)
17 April 2005
Executed
Sentenced to death on 14 February 2006.
Executed by firing squad on 29 April 2015.[13]
Renae Lawrence
Newcastle, New South Wales
Drug trafficking (heroin)
17 April 2005
Sentenced to life imprisonment on 13 February 2006.[13]
Sentence reduced to 20 years on 27 April 2006[14]
Michelle Leslie
Adelaide, South Australia
Possession of ecstasy tablets
21 August 2005
19 November 2005
Controversially declared herself a Muslim during her imprisonment.[15]
It was alleged that some of her lawyers distributed bribes to secure her freedom.[16]
Michael Sacatides
Wentworthville, New South Wales
Drug trafficking Methamphetamine
1 October 2010
Sentenced in 2011 to 18 years in Bali's Kerobokan Jail.[17]
A prisoner exchange agreement is currently being negotiated between Australia and Indonesia .[18]
Israel
Prisoner
From
Convictions
Arrested
Release date
Notes
Denis Michael Rohan
Sydney, New South Wales
Arson
23 August 1969
14 May 1974
Found to be insane, and hospitalized in a mental institution. Deported from Israel 14 May 1974, and reportedly died in 1995 under psychiatric care.
Italy
Prisoner
From
Convictions
Arrested
Release date
Notes
Laszlo Toth
Melbourne, Victoria
Vandalism
21 May 1972
9 February 1975
Vandalised Michelangelo 's Pietà statue[19]
Kuwait
Prisoner
From
Convictions
Arrested
Release date
Notes
Tallaal Adrey
Auburn, New South Wales
*Weapons possession
*Weapons trading
*Ammunition possession
*Ammunition trading
14 February 2005
2009
Sentenced to 4 years.[20] [21]
Laos
Prisoner
From
Convictions
Arrested
Release date
Notes
Kerry and Kay Danes
Brisbane, Queensland
Destruction of Evidence,
Embezzlement of State Assets,
Violation of Lao Tax Regulations
23 December 2000
6 November 2001
Pardoned 6 November 2001.[22]
Malaysia
Prisoner
From
Convictions
Arrested
Release date
Notes
Kevin Barlow (Barlow also was a British Citizen) [23]
Perth, Western Australia
Drug trafficking (heroin)
9 November 1983
Executed
Executed by hanging on 7 July 1986.[24] [25]
Brian Chambers
Perth, Western Australia
Drug trafficking (heroin)
9 November 1983
Executed
Executed by hanging on 7 July 1986.[24] [25]
Michael McAuliffe
Sydney, New South Wales
Drug trafficking (heroin)
29 June 1985
Executed
Executed by hanging in June 1993.[26]
North Korea
Prisoner
From
Convictions
Arrested
Release date
Notes
John Short
Barmera, South Australia
Circulation of Christian literature at a Buddhist temple
16 February 2014
3 March 2014
Was originally arrested for missionary work in North Korea
Short subsequently apologized on television
Released 3 March 2014 and deported.
Singapore
Prisoner
From
Convictions
Arrested
Release date
Notes
Van Tuong Nguyen
Melbourne, Victoria
Drug trafficking (heroin)
12 December 2002
Executed
Executed by hanging on 2 December 2005.
South Africa (Limpopo)
Prisoner
From
Convictions
Arrested
Release date
Notes
Harry 'Breaker' Harbord Morant
Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia
War Crimes
24 October 1901
Executed
Executed by firing squad on 27 February 1902.
Peter Handcock
New South Wales
War Crimes
24 October 1901
Executed
Executed by firing squad on 27 February 1902.
Sri Lanka
Prisoner
From
Convictions
Arrested
Release date
Notes
Reg Spiers
Adelaide, South Australia
Drug trafficking (heroin)
1 December 1984
1987
Sentenced to death, acquitted on appeal.[27]
Thailand
Prisoner
From
Convictions
Arrested
Release date
Notes
Warren Fellows
Sydney, New South Wales
Drug trafficking (heroin)
11 October 1978
11 January 1990
Sentenced to life, received a pardon.[28]
Paul Hayward
Sydney, New South Wales
Drug trafficking (heroin)
11 October 1978
7 April 1989
Sentenced to 30 years, received a pardon.[28]
Nola Blake
Botany, New South Wales
Drug trafficking (heroin)
January 1987
March 1998
Originally sentenced to death, later commuted to life in prison. Received a Royal Pardon
Robert Halliwell
Sydney, New South Wales
Drug trafficking (heroin)
August 2000
Arrested with Deane-Johns whilst attempting to post heroin to Australia. Police later found another 110 grams of heroin in Halliwell's apartment. Sentenced to 31 years.[29]
A prisoner exchange agreement exists between Australia and Thailand allowing prisoner transfers.[30]
United Kingdom
United States
United Arab Emirates
Prisoner
From
Convictions
Arrested
Release date
Notes
Samandar Hout Kilani
Afghanistan / Australia
Robbery
July 2011
September 2013
3-year prison sentence in Dubai's Central Jail[35]
Vietnam
Prisoner
From
Convictions
Arrested
Release date
Notes
Pham Trung Dung
Vietnam / Australia
Drug trafficking (heroin)
May 2013
Sentenced to death on 27 June 2014[36]
See also
References
^ Stephen Sutton website . Retrieved 22 February 2006
^ [1] , 4 March 2014
^ Australian teen jailed for 13 years over heroin , The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 May 2005
^ "Foreign Minister slams Chinese as Stern Hu gets 10-year jail sentence" . Sydney Morning Herald (Australia). 30 March 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2015 .
^ "From a fresh-faced high school student to a death row inmate in China" . Daily Mail (United Kingdom). 4 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014 .
^ http://www.news.com.au/national/kalynda-davis-home-after-being-released-by-china-without-charge/story-fncynjr2-1227150017646 |accessdate=15 December 2014
^ "ice smuggling allegations, allowed to return home without charge" . ABC News (Australia). 9 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014 .
^ "Four Australians have been put to death for drug offences overseas in recent times" . SBS News article (Australia). 23 January 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015 .
^ Australian home after Fiji gay sex conviction overturned , The Sydney Morning Herald, 28 August 2005
^ Little help, no protest for Victorian jailed in Fiji , The Age, 20 August 2005
^ 'I ask for you... to find me innocent' , The Age, 29 April 2005
^ http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/02/10/schapelle-corby-will-be-released-today-0
^ a b c d e f g h i Bali Nine all lodge appeals , Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 20 February 2006.
^ a b c d e Some Bali nine jail terms cut ABC News Online, 27 April 2006
^ "Drug-accused model says she's a Muslim" . The Australian. 29 August 2005.
^ Forbes, Mark (27 November 2005). "Lost funds add to bribe speculation" . Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 November 2007 . and Forbes, Mark (17 June 2006). "Leslie's confidant lifts the veil" . Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 November 2007 .
^ [2]
^ Govt to consult with Indonesia over death sentences , Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 7.30 Report, 14 February 2006
^ Whatever happened to Laszlo Toth, the man who smashed Michelangelo's Pieta in 1972? , Guardian Unlimited, 26 February 2006
^ Australian Man in Kuwaiti Jail Says Govt Has Failed Him , Caged Prisoners, 18 May 2005
^ Foreign Prisoner Support Service, Tallaal Adrey Campaign
^ Kerry and Kay Danes pardoned in Laos , Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 6 November 2001
^ http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/1986/jul/07/fromthearchive
^ a b Brian Chambers and Kevin Barlow executed in Malaysia , The Guardian, 7 July 1986.
^ a b They died at dawn , NineMSN , 30 November 2005
^ The toughest penalty , The Daily Telegraph, 15 February 2006
^ "Spiers has to wait for drug case sentencing" . The Sydney Morning Herald . 19 January 1988. Retrieved 6 March 2015 .
^ a b The Damage Done , Pan Macmillan Australia, 1997, ISBN 1-84018-275-X
^ Heroin addicts escape Thai death sentence , The Age, 5 July 2003
^ Asian jails not very good: Downer , The Age, 22 April 2005
^ Australian spy sentenced to jail in the U.S.
^ Australian official saw Habib tortured: report
^ Hicks' time in custody ignored by Pentagon
^ Celebrity Hicks back in lockup – National – brisbanetimes.com.au
^ Steve Pratt
^ Australian man Pham Trung Dung sentenced to death for heroin in Vietnam