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{{Use Australian English|date=February 2017}}{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2012}}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 or sentences are considered noteworthy for the following reasons: - the prisoner was arrested and charged with or convicted of notable crimes whilst abroad.
- the prisoner is an otherwise notable person in Australia.
ArgentinaPrisoner | From | Convictions | Arrested | Release date | Notes |
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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] |
BulgariaPrisoner | From | Convictions | Arrested | Release date | Notes |
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Jock Palfreeman | Sydney, New South Wales | Murder and wounding | December 2007 | Sentenced to 20 years' jail.[2] |
CambodiaPrisoner | From | Convictions | Arrested | Release date | Notes |
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Gordon Vuong | Campsie, New South Wales | Drug trafficking (heroin) | January 2005 | 2018 | Sentenced to 13 years in May 2005.[3] |
ChinaPrisoner | From | Convictions | Arrested | Release date | Notes |
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Stern Hu | Melbourne, Victoria | Stealing commercial secrets and receiving bribes | 5 July 2009 | 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 | - Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop intervened and negotiated Davis' release.[6]
- No conviction{{spaced endash}}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] |
Colombia Prisoner | From | Convictions | Arrested | Release date | Notes |
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Cassandra Sainsbury | Adelaide, South Australia | Drug trafficking (cocaine) | 11 April 2017 | Sentenced to 6 years imprisonment[9] |
EgyptPrisoner | From | Convictions | Arrested | Release date | Notes |
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Peter Greste | Brisbane, Queensland | Using unlicensed equipment to broadcast false information to defame and destabilise Egypt | 29 December 2013 | 1 February 2015 (deported) - Sentenced on 23 June 2014 to seven years imprisonment for using unlicensed equipment to broadcast false information to defame and destabilise Egypt.[10]
- On 1 January 2015, the Court of Cassation announced a retrial. Release on bail was not permitted.
- Released from prison on 1 February 2015 and deported from Egypt to face prison or trial in his home country.
- Australia did not uphold conviction.
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FijiPrisoner | From | Convictions | Arrested | Release date | Notes |
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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.[11][12]
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IndonesiaPrisoner | From | Convictions | Arrested | Release date | Notes |
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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.[13]
- 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.[14]
| 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.[15]
| Si Yi Chen | Doonside, New South Wales | Drug trafficking (heroin) | 17 April 2005 - Sentenced to life imprisonment on 15 February 2006.[15]
- Sentence reduced to 20 years on 27 April 2006.[16]
- 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.[15]
- Sentence reduced to 20 years on 27 April 2006.[16]
- Sentence increased to life on 6 September 2006.
| Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen | Wellington Point, Queensland | Drug trafficking (heroin) | 17 April 2005 | Died 5 June 2018 - Sentenced to life imprisonment on 15 February 2006.[15]
- Sentence reduced to 20 years on 27 April 2006.[16]
- Sentence increased to the death penalty on 6 September 2006.
- Sentence reduced to life imprisonment in March 2008.[17]
| Matthew Norman | Quakers Hill, New South Wales | Drug trafficking (heroin) | 17 April 2005 - Sentenced to life imprisonment on 15 February 2006.[15]
- Sentence reduced to 20 years on 27 April 2006.[16]
- Sentence increased to the death penalty on 6 September 2006.
- Sentence reduced to life imprisonment in March 2008.[17]
| Scott Rush | Chelmer, Queensland | Drug trafficking (heroin) | 17 April 2005 - Sentenced to life imprisonment on 13 February 2006.[15]
- 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.[15]
| 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.[15]
| Renae Lawrence | Newcastle, New South Wales | Drug trafficking (heroin) | 17 April 2005 - Sentenced to life imprisonment on 13 February 2006.[15]
- Sentence reduced to 20 years on 27 April 2006.[16]
| Michelle Leslie | Adelaide, South Australia | Possession of ecstasy tablets | 21 August 2005 | 19 November 2005 - Controversially declared herself a Muslim during her imprisonment.[18]
- It was alleged that some of her lawyers distributed bribes to secure her freedom.[19]
| Michael Sacatides | Wentworthville, New South Wales | Drug trafficking (methamphetamine) | 1 October 2010 - Sentenced in 2011 to 18 years in Bali's Kerobokan Jail.[20]
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A prisoner exchange agreement is currently being negotiated between Australia and Indonesia.[21] IsraelPrisoner | From | Convictions | Arrested | Release date | Notes |
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Denis Michael Rohan | Sydney, New South Wales | Arson | 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. |
ItalyPrisoner | From | Convictions | Arrested | Release date | Notes |
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Laszlo Toth | Melbourne, Victoria | Vandalism | 21 May 1972 | 9 February 1975 | Vandalised Michelangelo's Pietà statue.[22] |
KuwaitPrisoner | From | Convictions | Arrested | Release date | Notes |
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Tallaal Adrey | Auburn, New South Wales | *Weapons possession *Weapons trading *Ammunition possession *Ammunition trading | 14 February 2005 | 2009 | Sentenced to 4 years.[23][24] |
LaosPrisoner | From | Convictions | Arrested | Release date | Notes |
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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[25]
- Pardon absolved the Danes convictions
- Both returned to Australia free
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MalaysiaPrisoner | From | Convictions | Arrested | Release date | Notes |
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Kevin Barlow (a dual British citizen)[26] | Perth, Western Australia | Drug trafficking (heroin) | 9 November 1983 | Executed | Executed by hanging on 7 July 1986.[27][28] | Brian Chambers | Perth, Western Australia | Drug trafficking (heroin) | 9 November 1983 | Executed | Executed by hanging on 7 July 1986.[27][28] | Michael McAuliffe | Sydney, New South Wales | Drug trafficking (heroin) | 29 June 1985 | Executed | Executed by hanging in June 1993.[29] | Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto | Sydney, New South Wales | Drug trafficking (methamphetamine) | December 2014 | Imprisoned, on death row[30] | Sentenced to death on 24 May 2018 |
North KoreaPrisoner | From | Convictions | Arrested | Release date | Notes |
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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.
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SingaporePrisoner | From | Convictions | Arrested | Release date | Notes |
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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 |
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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 LankaPrisoner | From | Convictions | Arrested | Release date | Notes |
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Reg Spiers | Adelaide, South Australia | Drug trafficking (heroin) | 1 December 1984 | 1987 | Sentenced to death, acquitted on appeal.[31] |
ThailandPrisoner | From | Convictions | Arrested | Release date | Notes |
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Warren Fellows | Sydney, New South Wales | Drug trafficking (heroin) | 11 October 1978 | 11 January 1990 | Sentenced to life, received a pardon.[47] | Paul Hayward | Sydney, New South Wales | Drug trafficking (heroin) | 11 October 1978 | 7 April 1989 | Sentenced to 30 years, received a pardon.[32] | 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.[33] | 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.[34] |
A prisoner exchange agreement exists between Australia and Thailand allowing prisoner transfers.[35] United Arab EmiratesPrisoner | From | Convictions | Arrested | Release date | Notes |
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Samandar Hout Kilani | Afghanistan / Australia | Robbery | July 2011 | September 2013 | 3-year prison sentence in Dubai's Central Jail.[36] |
United KingdomPrisoner | From | Convictions | Arrested | Release date | Notes |
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Rolf Harris | Bassendean, Western Australia | Indecent assault | August 2013 | 19 May 2017 | Sentenced to 5 years and 9 months imprisonment on 4 July 2014. |
United StatesPrisoner | From | Convictions | Arrested | Release date | Notes |
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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.[37][38] | Mamdouh Habib | Sydney, New South Wales | 5 October 2001 | 28 January 2005 | [39] | David Hicks | Adelaide, South Australia | November 2001 | 1 January 2008 | Prisoner of the US Government held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on unlawful combatant charges.[40] Returned to Australia on 20 May 2007 to serve the remaining nine months of his sentence in Yatala Labour Prison, Adelaide.[41] |
VietnamPrisoner | From | Convictions | Arrested | Release date | Notes |
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Pham Trung Dung | Vietnam / Australia | Drug trafficking (heroin) | May 2013 | Sentenced to death on 27 June 2014.[42] |
See also- Anti-Australian sentiment
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)
- Foreign relations of Australia
- List of Australian criminals
- Use of death penalty worldwide
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was identified through psychic, author says |last=Bucci |first=Nino |date=29 October 2012 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |last2=Inman |first2=Michael |quote=The 41-year-old was released earlier this year |access-date=15 December 2016}} 39. ^Australian official saw Habib tortured: report 40. ^Hicks' time in custody ignored by Pentagon 41. ^Celebrity Hicks back in lockup – National – brisbanetimes.com.au 42. ^Australian man Pham Trung Dung sentenced to death for heroin in Vietnam
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