Indonesia to extradite nine drug traffickers remaining in Bali to Australia

Indonesia agreed to extradite the remaining five members of the alleged organization to Australia. Bali Nine An Indonesian minister said on Saturday that there is a drug smuggling gang currently serving life sentences in the Southeast Asian country.

Law Minister Supratman Andi Agtas said on Saturday that the agency would also seek the repatriation of Indonesian prisoners held in Australia.

Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese He brought up the prisoner issue in his meeting with the Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto Australian Deputy Treasurer Stephen Jones said at a press conference on Saturday on the sidelines of the Apec summit in Peru.

Indonesia confirmed earlier this week Mary Jane VelosoA Filipino woman sentenced to death for drug trafficking in a separate case will be allowed to serve the remainder of her sentence in her home country.

In 2015, he was the only one among a group of convicts to have his execution postponed at the last minute after Philippine authorities asked Indonesia to allow him to testify against members of a human and drug trafficking ring. The rest, including the two ringleaders of the Bali Nine, were executed by firing squad.

“This is at the president’s discretion, but in principle the president agreed on humanitarian grounds,” Supratman said.

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