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List of Australians imprisoned or executed abroad

November 25, 2023

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.

Argentina edit

Prisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date Notes
Stephen John Sutton Sydney, New South Wales Drug trafficking 4 February 2003 November 2008 Sentenced to 11 years. Released from prison in November 2008.[1]

Bulgaria edit

Prisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date Notes
Jock Palfreeman Sydney, New South Wales Murder and wounding December 2007 Paroled in September 2019 Sentenced to 20 years' jail.[2]

Cambodia edit

Prisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date Notes
Gordon Vuong Campsie, New South Wales Drug trafficking (heroin) January 2005 2018 Sentenced to 13 years in May 2005.[3]

China edit

Prisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date Notes
Stern Hu Melbourne, Victoria Stealing commercial secrets and receiving bribes 5 July 2009 July 2018 Australian iron ore enterprise businessman. Sentenced to 10 years' jail.[4]
Kalynda Davis Sydney, New South Wales No conviction 8 November 2014[5] 9 December 2014
  • Arrested for allegedly smuggling 30kg of ice and faced execution if convicted.[6]
  • Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop intervened and negotiated Davis' release.[7]
  • No conviction – returned to Australia free.[8]
Henry Chin 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.[9]
Karm Gilespie Ballarat, Victoria Smuggling 7.5 kg of methamphetamine out of China 2013 Death sentence announced on 10 June by Guangzhou District Court after having been missing for 7 years[10]

Colombia edit

Prisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date Notes
Cassandra Sainsbury Adelaide, South Australia Drug trafficking (cocaine) 11 April 2017 16 April 2020 Sentenced to 6 years' imprisonment.[11] Paroled after 3 years; will remain in Colombia for 23 months.

Egypt edit

Prisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date Notes
Peter Greste Brisbane, Queensland Using unlicensed equipment to broadcast false information to defame and destabilise Egypt 29 December 2013 1 February 2015 (deported)
  • 23 June 2014: Sentenced to seven years' jail.[12]
  • 1 January 2015: Court of Cassation announced retrial.
  • 1 February 2015: Deported to Australia to face prison or trial in his home country. (Australia not uphold either).
  • 29 August 2015: Egyptian retrial sentenced Greste in absentia to another three years. Sentence avoided because he did not return to Egypt.
  • If full sentences served, Greste would have been incarcerated until December 2023.

Fiji edit

Prisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date Notes
Thomas McCosker Warrnambool, Victoria Sodomy 3 April 2005 28 August 2005
  • Sentenced to 2 years' jail for sodomy.
  • Conviction overturned on constitutional grounds on 26 August 2005.[13][14]

Indonesia edit

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.[15]
  • 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.[16]
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.[17]
Si Yi Chen Doonside, New South Wales Drug trafficking (heroin) 17 April 2005
  • Sentenced to life imprisonment on 15 February 2006.[17]
  • Sentence reduced to 20 years on 27 April 2006.[18]
  • Sentence increased to the death penalty on 6 September 2006.
  • Sentence reduced to life imprisonment on 15 March 2008.
Michael Czugaj Oxley, Queensland Drug trafficking (heroin) 17 April 2005
  • Sentenced to life imprisonment on 14 February 2006.[17]
  • Sentence reduced to 20 years on 27 April 2006.[18]
  • Sentence increased to life on 6 September 2006.
Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen Wellington Point, Queensland Drug trafficking (heroin) 17 April 2005 Died 9 May 2018
  • Sentenced to life imprisonment on 15 February 2006.[17]
  • Sentence reduced to 20 years on 27 April 2006.[18]
  • Sentence increased to the death penalty on 6 September 2006.
  • Sentence reduced to life imprisonment on 15 March 2008.[19]
  • Died from stomach cancer on 9 May 2018
Matthew Norman Quakers Hill, New South Wales Drug trafficking (heroin) 17 April 2005
  • Sentenced to life imprisonment on 15 February 2006.[17]
  • Sentence reduced to 20 years on 27 April 2006.[18]
  • Sentence increased to the death penalty on 6 September 2006.
  • Sentence reduced to life imprisonment in March 2008.[19]
Scott Rush Chelmer, Queensland Drug trafficking (heroin) 17 April 2005
  • Sentenced to life imprisonment on 13 February 2006.[17]
  • 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.[17]
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.[17]
Renae Lawrence Newcastle, New South Wales Drug trafficking (heroin) 17 April 2005 21 November 2018
  • Sentenced to life imprisonment on 13 February 2006.[17]
  • Sentence reduced to 20 years on 27 April 2006.[18]
  • Released and deported on 21 November 2018
Michelle Leslie Adelaide, South Australia Possession of ecstasy tablets 21 August 2005 19 November 2005
  • Controversially declared herself a Muslim during her imprisonment.[20]
  • It was alleged that some of her lawyers distributed bribes to secure her freedom.[21]
Michael Sacatides Wentworthville, New South Wales Drug trafficking (methamphetamine) 1 October 2010
  • Sentenced in 2011 to 18 years in Bali's Kerobokan Jail.[22]

A prisoner exchange agreement is currently being negotiated between Australia and Indonesia.[23]

Israel edit

Prisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date Notes
Denis Michael Rohan Sydney Arson attack 23 August 1969 14 May 1974 Found to be insane, and hospitalised in a mental institution. Deported from Israel 14 May 1974, and reportedly died in 1995 under psychiatric care.

Kuwait edit

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.[24][25]

Laos edit

Prisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date Notes
Kerry and Kay Danes Brisbane, Queensland Tax evasion
Embezzlement
Destruction of evidence
(pardoned and absolved)		 23 December 2000 6 October 2001
  • Sentenced to seven years prison each
  • The Australian government intervened
  • Provisionally released 6 October 2001
  • Presidential pardon 6 November 2001[26]
  • Pardon absolved the Danes convictions
  • Both returned to Australia free

Malaysia edit

Prisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date Notes
Kevin Barlow
(a dual British citizen)[27]		 Perth, Western Australia Drug trafficking (heroin) 9 November 1983 Executed Executed by hanging on 7 July 1986.[28][29]
Brian Chambers Perth, Western Australia Drug trafficking (heroin) 9 November 1983 Executed Executed by hanging on 7 July 1986.[28][29]
Michael McAuliffe Sydney, New South Wales Drug trafficking (heroin) 29 June 1985 Executed Executed by hanging in June 1993.[30]
Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto Sydney, New South Wales Drug trafficking (methamphetamine) December 2014 26 November 2019[31] Acquitted by the Malaysian High Court and ordered immediate release.

New Zealand edit

Prisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date Notes
Brenton Tarrant Grafton, New South Wales Murder

Attempted murder Terrorism

15 March 2019 Trial date listed for 2 June 2020. Sentenced to life imprisonment without parole on 27 August 2020[32]

North Korea edit

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.
  • He subsequently apologized on television.
  • Released 3 March 2014 and was deported.

Philippines edit

Prisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date Notes
Peter Scully Melbourne, Victoria Human trafficking, rape, sexual abuse and torture of children 20 February 2015 Sentenced to life in prison in 2018, and received an additional 129 years for a second conviction in 2022.

Singapore edit

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) edit

Prisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date Notes
Harry Harbord 'Breaker' Morant Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia War crimes 23 October 1901 Executed Executed by firing squad on 27 February 1902.
Peter Handcock New South Wales War crimes 23 October 1901 Executed Executed by firing squad on 27 February 1902.
George Witton Victoria, Australia War crimes 23 October 1901 11 August 1904 Sentenced to death by firing squad, which was commuted to life in prison. Released early due to public and political pressure in England and Australia.

Sri Lanka edit

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.[33]

Thailand edit

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.[34]
Paul Hayward Sydney, New South Wales Drug trafficking (heroin) 11 October 1978 7 April 1989 Sentenced to 30 years, received a pardon.[34]
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.
Holly Deane-Johns Western Australia Drug trafficking (heroin) August 2000 December 2012 Sentenced to 31 years. Transferred to Bandyup Women's Prison in Australia in late 2007.[35]
Robert Halliwell Sydney 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 life imprisonment.[35]

A prisoner exchange agreement exists between Australia and Thailand allowing prisoner transfers.[36]

United Arab Emirates edit

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.[37]

United Kingdom edit

Prisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date Notes
Rolf Harris Bassendean, Western Australia Indecent assault August 2013 19 May 2017 Sentenced to 5 years and 9 months' imprisonment on 4 July 2014.
Julian Assange Townsville, Queensland Skipping bail 11 April 2019 Sentenced to 50 weeks' imprisonment on 1 May 2019

United States edit

Prisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date Notes
Jean-Philippe Wispelaere Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Espionage 15 May 1999 2012 Former Defence Intelligence Organisation officer who sought to sell secrets to a foreign power.[38][39]
Mamdouh Habib Sydney, New South Wales none 5 October 2001 28 January 2005 Arrested in 2001, Habib was interrogated by Pakistani and US CIA agents before being transferred to Egypt, then to a black site in Afghanistan, where he was further interrogated under torture. Transferred to Guantanamo Bay detention camp in 2002. Released without charge in 2005.[40]
David Hicks Adelaide, South Australia Unlawful combatant November 2001 1 January 2008 Prisoner of the US Government held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on unlawful combatant charges.[41] Returned to Australia on 20 May 2007 to serve the remaining nine months of his sentence in Yatala Labour Prison, Adelaide.[42]
Russell Moore[a] Melbourne, Victoria Murder

Robbery

Sexual assault

1988 Deceased Sentenced to life imprisonment without parole in 1991 for the murder, robbery and sexual assault of Barbara Barber in Melbourne, Florida.

Died in custody at the Apalachee Correctional Institution on 2 June 2021.[43]

Vietnam edit

Prisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date Notes
Pham Trung Dung Vietnam / Australia Drug trafficking (heroin) May 2013 Sentenced to death on 27 June 2014.[44]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Also known by adoptive name, James Hudson Savage.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Stephen Sutton website. Retrieved 22 February 2006
  2. ^ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/jock-palfreeman-and-michelle-leslie-are-just-two-of-many-aussie-tourists-jailed-overseas-for-crimes-they-say-they-did-not-commit/story-fni0ffnk-1226843547601 , 4 March 2014
  3. ^ Australian teen jailed for 13 years over heroin 12 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine, The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 May 2005
  4. ^ "Foreign Minister slams Chinese as Stern Hu gets 10-year jail sentence". Sydney Morning Herald. Australia. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  5. ^ https://www.news.com.au/world/asia/kalynda-daviss-new-life-after-china-drug-arrest/news-story/8a2eff34e75363eadf5b0aa26dd0e750
  6. ^ https://www.news.com.au/world/asia/kalynda-daviss-new-life-after-china-drug-arrest/news-story/8a2eff34e75363eadf5b0aa26dd0e750
  7. ^ "Kalynda Davis home after being released by China without charge". www.news.com.au. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  8. ^ "ice smuggling allegations, allowed to return home without charge". ABC News. Australia. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ Singhal, Eryk Bagshaw, Rachael Dexter, Pallavi (14 June 2020). "Australian actor's journey to a Chinese death sentence". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Cassie Sainsbury sentenced to six years in Colombian jail for trafficking cocaine". ABC News. November 2017.
  12. ^ "Greste another victim of bloody-minded regime". ABC News. 23 June 2014.
  13. ^ Australian home after Fiji gay sex conviction overturned, The Sydney Morning Herald, 28 August 2005
  14. ^ Little help, no protest for Victorian jailed in Fiji, The Age, 20 August 2005
  15. ^ 'I ask for you... to find me innocent', The Age, 29 April 2005
  16. ^ "Freed Corby still to show her face".
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i Bali Nine all lodge appeals, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 20 February 2006.
  18. ^ a b c d e Some Bali nine jail terms cut ABC News Online, 27 April 2006
  19. ^ a b . www.cnn.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  20. ^ "Drug-accused model says she's a Muslim". The Australian. 29 August 2005.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ "Australian Man Michael Sacatides Gets 18 Years Jail In Bali For Importing 17kg Of Methamphetamine".
  23. ^ Govt to consult with Indonesia over death sentences, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 7.30 Report, 14 February 2006
  24. ^ Australian Man in Kuwaiti Jail Says Govt Has Failed Him 4 April 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Caged Prisoners, 18 May 2005
  25. ^ Foreign Prisoner Support Service, Tallaal Adrey Campaign 26 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine
  26. ^ Kerry and Kay Danes pardoned in Laos 17 July 2005 at the Wayback Machine, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 6 November 2001
  27. ^ "Brian Chambers and Kevin Barlow executed in Malaysia". TheGuardian.com. 7 July 1986.
  28. ^ a b Brian Chambers and Kevin Barlow executed in Malaysia, The Guardian, 7 July 1986.
  29. ^ a b They died at dawn 27 April 2006 at the Wayback Machine, NineMSN, 30 November 2005
  30. ^ The toughest penalty, The Daily Telegraph, 15 February 2006
  31. ^ Doherty, Ben (26 November 2019). "Sydney woman Maria Exposto has drug conviction and death sentence overturned in Malaysia". The Guardian.
  32. ^ "Christchurch mosque shooting trial delayed for Ramadan". Stuff. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  33. ^ "Spiers has to wait for drug case sentencing". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 January 1988. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  34. ^ a b The Damage Done, Pan Macmillan Australia, 1997, ISBN 1-84018-275-X
  35. ^ a b Heroin addicts escape Thai death sentence, The Age, 5 July 2003
  36. ^ Asian jails not very good: Downer, The Age, 22 April 2005
  37. ^ Steve Pratt
  38. ^ Australian spy sentenced to jail in the U.S.
  39. ^ Bucci, Nino; Inman, Michael (29 October 2012). "Spy was identified through psychic, author says". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 December 2016. The 41-year-old was released earlier this year
  40. ^ Australian official saw Habib tortured: report
  41. ^ Hicks' time in custody ignored by Pentagon
  42. ^ Celebrity Hicks back in lockup
  43. ^ Pearson, Erin (3 June 2021). "Indigenous man dies in US prison following 30-year fight to come home". smh.com.au. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  44. ^ . Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
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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 Contents 1 Argentina 2 Bulgaria 3 Cambodia 4 China 5 Colombia 6 Egypt 7 Fiji 8 Indonesia 9 Israel 10 Kuwait 11 Laos 12 Malaysia 13 New Zealand 14 North Korea 15 Philippines 16 Singapore 17 South Africa Limpopo 18 Sri Lanka 19 Thailand 20 United Arab Emirates 21 United Kingdom 22 United States 23 Vietnam 24 Notes 25 See also 26 ReferencesArgentina editPrisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date NotesStephen John Sutton Sydney New South Wales Drug trafficking 4 February 2003 November 2008 Sentenced to 11 years Released from prison in November 2008 1 Bulgaria editPrisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date NotesJock Palfreeman Sydney New South Wales Murder and wounding December 2007 Paroled in September 2019 Sentenced to 20 years jail 2 Cambodia editPrisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date NotesGordon Vuong Campsie New South Wales Drug trafficking heroin January 2005 2018 Sentenced to 13 years in May 2005 3 China editPrisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date NotesStern Hu Melbourne Victoria Stealing commercial secrets and receiving bribes 5 July 2009 July 2018 Australian iron ore enterprise businessman Sentenced to 10 years jail 4 Kalynda Davis Sydney New South Wales No conviction 8 November 2014 5 9 December 2014 Arrested for allegedly smuggling 30kg of ice and faced execution if convicted 6 Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop intervened and negotiated Davis release 7 No conviction returned to Australia free 8 Henry Chin 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 9 Karm Gilespie Ballarat Victoria Smuggling 7 5 kg of methamphetamine out of China 2013 Death sentence announced on 10 June by Guangzhou District Court after having been missing for 7 years 10 Colombia editPrisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date NotesCassandra Sainsbury Adelaide South Australia Drug trafficking cocaine 11 April 2017 16 April 2020 Sentenced to 6 years imprisonment 11 Paroled after 3 years will remain in Colombia for 23 months Egypt editPrisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date NotesPeter Greste Brisbane Queensland Using unlicensed equipment to broadcast false information to defame and destabilise Egypt 29 December 2013 1 February 2015 deported 23 June 2014 Sentenced to seven years jail 12 1 January 2015 Court of Cassation announced retrial 1 February 2015 Deported to Australia to face prison or trial in his home country Australia not uphold either 29 August 2015 Egyptian retrial sentenced Greste in absentia to another three years Sentence avoided because he did not return to Egypt If full sentences served Greste would have been incarcerated until December 2023 Fiji editPrisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date NotesThomas McCosker Warrnambool Victoria Sodomy 3 April 2005 28 August 2005 Sentenced to 2 years jail for sodomy Conviction overturned on constitutional grounds on 26 August 2005 13 14 Indonesia editPrisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date NotesSchapelle 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 15 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 16 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 17 Si Yi Chen Doonside New South Wales Drug trafficking heroin 17 April 2005 Sentenced to life imprisonment on 15 February 2006 17 Sentence reduced to 20 years on 27 April 2006 18 Sentence increased to the death penalty on 6 September 2006 Sentence reduced to life imprisonment on 15 March 2008 Michael Czugaj Oxley Queensland Drug trafficking heroin 17 April 2005 Sentenced to life imprisonment on 14 February 2006 17 Sentence reduced to 20 years on 27 April 2006 18 Sentence increased to life on 6 September 2006 Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen Wellington Point Queensland Drug trafficking heroin 17 April 2005 Died 9 May 2018 Sentenced to life imprisonment on 15 February 2006 17 Sentence reduced to 20 years on 27 April 2006 18 Sentence increased to the death penalty on 6 September 2006 Sentence reduced to life imprisonment on 15 March 2008 19 Died from stomach cancer on 9 May 2018Matthew Norman Quakers Hill New South Wales Drug trafficking heroin 17 April 2005 Sentenced to life imprisonment on 15 February 2006 17 Sentence reduced to 20 years on 27 April 2006 18 Sentence increased to the death penalty on 6 September 2006 Sentence reduced to life imprisonment in March 2008 19 Scott Rush Chelmer Queensland Drug trafficking heroin 17 April 2005 Sentenced to life imprisonment on 13 February 2006 17 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 17 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 17 Renae Lawrence Newcastle New South Wales Drug trafficking heroin 17 April 2005 21 November 2018 Sentenced to life imprisonment on 13 February 2006 17 Sentence reduced to 20 years on 27 April 2006 18 Released and deported on 21 November 2018Michelle Leslie Adelaide South Australia Possession of ecstasy tablets 21 August 2005 19 November 2005 Controversially declared herself a Muslim during her imprisonment 20 It was alleged that some of her lawyers distributed bribes to secure her freedom 21 Michael Sacatides Wentworthville New South Wales Drug trafficking methamphetamine 1 October 2010 Sentenced in 2011 to 18 years in Bali s Kerobokan Jail 22 A prisoner exchange agreement is currently being negotiated between Australia and Indonesia 23 Israel editPrisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date NotesDenis Michael Rohan Sydney Arson attack 23 August 1969 14 May 1974 Found to be insane and hospitalised in a mental institution Deported from Israel 14 May 1974 and reportedly died in 1995 under psychiatric care Kuwait editPrisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date NotesTallaal Adrey Auburn New South Wales Weapons possessionWeapons tradingAmmunition possessionAmmunition trading 14 February 2005 2009 Sentenced to 4 years 24 25 Laos editPrisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date NotesKerry and Kay Danes Brisbane Queensland Tax evasion EmbezzlementDestruction of evidence pardoned and absolved 23 December 2000 6 October 2001 Sentenced to seven years prison each The Australian government intervened Provisionally released 6 October 2001 Presidential pardon 6 November 2001 26 Pardon absolved the Danes convictions Both returned to Australia freeMalaysia editPrisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date NotesKevin Barlow a dual British citizen 27 Perth Western Australia Drug trafficking heroin 9 November 1983 Executed Executed by hanging on 7 July 1986 28 29 Brian Chambers Perth Western Australia Drug trafficking heroin 9 November 1983 Executed Executed by hanging on 7 July 1986 28 29 Michael McAuliffe Sydney New South Wales Drug trafficking heroin 29 June 1985 Executed Executed by hanging in June 1993 30 Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto Sydney New South Wales Drug trafficking methamphetamine December 2014 26 November 2019 31 Acquitted by the Malaysian High Court and ordered immediate release New Zealand editPrisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date NotesBrenton Tarrant Grafton New South Wales Murder Attempted murder Terrorism 15 March 2019 Trial date listed for 2 June 2020 Sentenced to life imprisonment without parole on 27 August 2020 32 North Korea editPrisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date NotesJohn 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 He subsequently apologized on television Released 3 March 2014 and was deported Philippines editPrisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date NotesPeter Scully Melbourne Victoria Human trafficking rape sexual abuse and torture of children 20 February 2015 Sentenced to life in prison in 2018 and received an additional 129 years for a second conviction in 2022 Singapore editPrisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date NotesVan Tuong Nguyen Melbourne Victoria Drug trafficking heroin 12 December 2002 Executed Executed by hanging on 2 December 2005 South Africa Limpopo editPrisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date NotesHarry Harbord Breaker Morant Queensland New South Wales and South Australia War crimes 23 October 1901 Executed Executed by firing squad on 27 February 1902 Peter Handcock New South Wales War crimes 23 October 1901 Executed Executed by firing squad on 27 February 1902 George Witton Victoria Australia War crimes 23 October 1901 11 August 1904 Sentenced to death by firing squad which was commuted to life in prison Released early due to public and political pressure in England and Australia Sri Lanka editPrisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date NotesReg Spiers Adelaide South Australia Drug trafficking heroin 1 December 1984 1987 Sentenced to death acquitted on appeal 33 Thailand editPrisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date NotesWarren Fellows Sydney New South Wales Drug trafficking heroin 11 October 1978 11 January 1990 Sentenced to life received a pardon 34 Paul Hayward Sydney New South Wales Drug trafficking heroin 11 October 1978 7 April 1989 Sentenced to 30 years received a pardon 34 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 Holly Deane Johns Western Australia Drug trafficking heroin August 2000 December 2012 Sentenced to 31 years Transferred to Bandyup Women s Prison in Australia in late 2007 35 Robert Halliwell Sydney 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 life imprisonment 35 A prisoner exchange agreement exists between Australia and Thailand allowing prisoner transfers 36 United Arab Emirates editPrisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date NotesSamandar Hout Kilani Afghanistan Australia Robbery July 2011 September 2013 3 year prison sentence in Dubai s Central Jail 37 United Kingdom editPrisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date NotesRolf Harris Bassendean Western Australia Indecent assault August 2013 19 May 2017 Sentenced to 5 years and 9 months imprisonment on 4 July 2014 Julian Assange Townsville Queensland Skipping bail 11 April 2019 Sentenced to 50 weeks imprisonment on 1 May 2019United States editPrisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date NotesJean Philippe Wispelaere Canberra Australian Capital Territory Espionage 15 May 1999 2012 Former Defence Intelligence Organisation officer who sought to sell secrets to a foreign power 38 39 Mamdouh Habib Sydney New South Wales none 5 October 2001 28 January 2005 Arrested in 2001 Habib was interrogated by Pakistani and US CIA agents before being transferred to Egypt then to a black site in Afghanistan where he was further interrogated under torture Transferred to Guantanamo Bay detention camp in 2002 Released without charge in 2005 40 David Hicks Adelaide South Australia Unlawful combatant November 2001 1 January 2008 Prisoner of the US Government held at Guantanamo Bay Cuba on unlawful combatant charges 41 Returned to Australia on 20 May 2007 to serve the remaining nine months of his sentence in Yatala Labour Prison Adelaide 42 Russell Moore a Melbourne Victoria Murder RobberySexual assault 1988 Deceased Sentenced to life imprisonment without parole in 1991 for the murder robbery and sexual assault of Barbara Barber in Melbourne Florida Died in custody at the Apalachee Correctional Institution on 2 June 2021 43 Vietnam editPrisoner From Convictions Arrested Release date NotesPham Trung Dung Vietnam Australia Drug trafficking heroin May 2013 Sentenced to death on 27 June 2014 44 Notes edit Also known by adoptive name James Hudson Savage See also editAnti Australian sentiment Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Australia Foreign relations of Australia List of Australian criminals Use of death penalty worldwideReferences edit Stephen Sutton website Retrieved 22 February 2006 http www heraldsun com au news law order jock palfreeman and michelle leslie are just two of many aussie tourists jailed overseas for crimes they say they did not commit story fni0ffnk 1226843547601 4 March 2014 Australian teen jailed for 13 years over heroin Archived 12 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine 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 https www news com au world asia kalynda daviss new life after china drug arrest news story 8a2eff34e75363eadf5b0aa26dd0e750 https www news com au world asia kalynda daviss new life after china drug arrest news story 8a2eff34e75363eadf5b0aa26dd0e750 Kalynda Davis home after being released by China without charge www news com au Retrieved 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 Singhal Eryk Bagshaw Rachael Dexter Pallavi 14 June 2020 Australian actor s journey to a Chinese death sentence The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 29 September 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Cassie Sainsbury sentenced to six years in Colombian jail for trafficking cocaine ABC News November 2017 Greste another victim of bloody minded regime ABC News 23 June 2014 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 Freed Corby still to show her face 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 a b Bali three have death sentences commuted CNN com www cnn com Archived from the original on 15 March 2008 Retrieved 15 January 2022 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 Australian Man Michael Sacatides Gets 18 Years Jail In Bali For Importing 17kg Of Methamphetamine Govt to consult with Indonesia over death sentences Australian Broadcasting Corporation 7 30 Report 14 February 2006 Australian Man in Kuwaiti Jail Says Govt Has Failed Him Archived 4 April 2006 at the Wayback Machine Caged Prisoners 18 May 2005 Foreign Prisoner Support Service Tallaal Adrey Campaign Archived 26 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine Kerry and Kay Danes pardoned in Laos Archived 17 July 2005 at 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