The Bali Nine: Where are they now?

The Bali Nine ringleaders have been executed by Indonesia, while the other seven are still in jail.

Three of the 'Bali Nine' (L-R) Si Yi Chen, Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen and Matthew Norman at Denpasar Court were sentenced to life for heroin trafficking in Denpasar, Bali, Feb. 15, 2006. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas)

Three of the 'Bali Nine' (L-R) Si Yi Chen, Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen and Matthew Norman at Denpasar Court, Bali, Feb. 15, 2006. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas)

Myuran Sukumaran, 34

Myuran Sukumaran in his art studio in prison
Myuran Sukumaran in his art studio in prison
THEN: Sukumaran was a uni drop-out working in a Sydney mailroom when the opportunity for a "big pay cheque" - the Bali Nine plan - came up.

NOW: Executed by the Indonesian government on April 29 despite the please for clemency from family, lawyers and the Australian government. Sukumaran had lobbied for better rehabilitation options for prisoners, including an art studio and T-shirt screen printing room, where he spends much of his time teaching and studying for a fine arts degree by correspondence.

Andrew Chan, 31

Andrew Chan
Australian Andrew Chan inside a holding cell as he waits for his final appeal against his death sentence at Denpasar District Court in Bali, Indonesia, on 8 October 2010. (File: EPA/MADE NAGI)
THEN: Chan was the self-confessed black sheep of his Sydney family. He and Sukumaran both went to Homebush Boys High School, a few years apart.

NOW: Executed by the Indonesian government on April 29 despite the please for clemency from family, lawyers and the Australian government. Chan embraced Christianity in prison and was involved in pastoral care for the prison community. He also started first aid and cooking classes, and is trying to launch hospitality courses for inmates.

Chan's workmates:

Matthew Norman, 28

Australian Matthew Norman, member of the 'Bali Nine', nine Australian nationals convicted as part of a drug-smuggling network, inside the Kerobokan Prison in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, 24 March 2008. (EPA/MADE NAGI)
Australian Matthew Norman, member of the 'Bali Nine', nine Australian nationals convicted as part of a drug-smuggling network, inside the Kerobokan Prison in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, 24 March 2008. (EPA/MADE NAGI)
THEN: Norman lived in Quakers Hill, Sydney, and worked at the Eurest catering group where Chan worked. He was the youngest member of the Bali Nine.

NOW: Serving life at Kerobokan. Norman had always been into sport and tries to stay fit behind bars. In a 2011 interview, he described Chan and Sukumaran as "nice people, to me, they're just friends".

Renae Lawrence, 37

Renae Lawrence at Krobokan prison, Bali, Indonesia on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
Renae Lawrence at Krobokan prison, Bali, Indonesia on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
THEN: Lawrence, of Wallsend, in Newcastle's west, also worked at Eurest. She was down on her luck, having broken up with her partner, and had money troubles.

NOW: Serving 20 years in Bangli, Bali. Lawrence was moved out of Kerobokan jail after her plot to kill a prison guard was discovered. She has since been rewarded reductions to her sentence for good behaviour and may soon be eligible to seek parole.

Martin Stephens, 39Image

THEN: From Wollongong, former barman Stephens worked at Eurest and took part in the Bali Nine operation as a mule with Lawrence.

NOW: Serving life at Malang, east Java. He also turned to Christianity in prison and in 2011, married Christine Puspayanti, a woman who had visited Kerobokan with a church group.

Si Yi Chen, 29 Image

THEN: It's unclear how Chen, from Sydney, met Chan and Sukumaran. His role in the Bali Nine it seems was running errands for them.

NOW: Serving life in Kerobokan, he has learned to be a silversmith and his designs reflect his devotion to the practice of Taoism.

The Queenslanders

Tan Duc Than Nguyen, 31

Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen at Denpasar Court before he is sentenced to life for heroin trafficking in Denpasar, Bali, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas)
Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen at Denpasar Court before he is sentenced to life for heroin trafficking in Denpasar, Bali, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas)
THEN: Nguyen lived in bayside Brisbane with his family, who ran a bakery. He recruited Rush and Czugaj into the Nine on a night out in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley.

NOW: Serving life in Malang, east Java. He has never given a media interview. He was moved out of Kerobokan with Stephens last year, to ease overcrowding.

Matthew Czugaj, 29

Michael Czugaj, right, and Matthew Norman, left, escorted by Indonesian police as they arrived at Denpasar Distric court, Bali, Indonesia, Friday, Dec. 9, 2005. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
Michael Czugaj, right, and Matthew Norman, left, escorted by Indonesian police as they arrived at Denpasar Distric court, Bali, Indonesia, Friday, Dec. 9, 2005. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
THEN: Czugaj, from Brisbane's southwest, was working as a glazier. He met Rush playing football in high school and had never been overseas before the trip to Bali.

NOW: Serving life in Kerobokan. He has suffered mental and physical ailments in jail. In 2010, his mother revealed she had been sending him money in the realisation she was funding his heroin habit.

Scott Rush, 29

Australian drug mule Scott Rush (File: AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
Australian drug mule Scott Rush (File: AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
THEN: Rush, from a riverside Brisbane suburb, was applying to enter the RAAF before he agreed to go on the trip to Bali. His father Lee suspected his rebellious son was in trouble. The AFP was tipped off but did not intervene.

NOW: Serving life in Karangasem, Bali. Rush is also recovering from drug addiction and has proposed marriage to his girlfriend, London banker Nikki Butler.


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