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| Beyond Schapelle Corby: ten more Australians imprisoned abroad | |
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| Charlotte | Charlotte |
| Chou | Chou |
| A Chinese Australian national, Chou was an | A Chinese Australian national, Chou was an |
| entrepreneur jailed for eight years in China for embezzlement. She received a | entrepreneur jailed for eight years in China for embezzlement. She received a |
| three-year sentence reduction and is expected to be released in December of | three-year sentence reduction and is expected to be released in December of |
| this year, but still proclaims her innocence. | this year, but still proclaims her innocence. |
| Controversy surrounds the case with Ms Chou’s | Controversy surrounds the case with Ms Chou’s |
| supporters saying a fight with a rival business partner led to her being set | supporters saying a fight with a rival business partner led to her being set |
| up, and bribes were paid to authorities for her to languish in jail. | up, and bribes were paid to authorities for her to languish in jail. |
| She has now lost the successful private university | She has now lost the successful private university |
| she established - the South China Institute of Software Engineering. | she established - the South China Institute of Software Engineering. |
| The Australian government were watching her case | The Australian government were watching her case |
| with interest after she was initially held in detention for a long period of | with interest after she was initially held in detention for a long period of |
| time before a verdict was reached. | time before a verdict was reached. |
| Jock | Jock |
| Palfreeman | Palfreeman |
| The 26 year-old Sydney man is imprisoned in Sofia | The 26 year-old Sydney man is imprisoned in Sofia |
| Central Prison after being found guilty of murder and hooliganism in 2009. | Central Prison after being found guilty of murder and hooliganism in 2009. |
| Palfreeman has always claimed he was coming to the | Palfreeman has always claimed he was coming to the |
| aid to a gypsy youth that was being attacked, and he acted in self-defence. | aid to a gypsy youth that was being attacked, and he acted in self-defence. |
| He was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment, and | He was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment, and |
| after almost six years in the notoriously run-down jail, he was denied a | after almost six years in the notoriously run-down jail, he was denied a |
| request to transfer to a prison in Australia. | request to transfer to a prison in Australia. |
| The victim’s father, a Bulgarian government MP, has | The victim’s father, a Bulgarian government MP, has |
| vowed to stop any moves for a transfer. | vowed to stop any moves for a transfer. |
| In the last two years Palfreeman has established | In the last two years Palfreeman has established |
| Bulgaria’s first ever prisoners’ union and is agitating for prisoner rights. | Bulgaria’s first ever prisoners’ union and is agitating for prisoner rights. |
| Michael Sacatides | Michael Sacatides |
| Caught at Bali’s international | Caught at Bali’s international |
| airport with 1.7kg of methamphetamine (ice) concealed in a hidden compartment | airport with 1.7kg of methamphetamine (ice) concealed in a hidden compartment |
| in his suitcase, the 45-year-old from Wentworthville in Sydney’s west is now | in his suitcase, the 45-year-old from Wentworthville in Sydney’s west is now |
| being held in Corby’s alma mater - Kerobokan jail. | being held in Corby’s alma mater - Kerobokan jail. |
| Convicted of drug smuggling, | Convicted of drug smuggling, |
| Sacatides was sentenced to 18 years in 2011. | Sacatides was sentenced to 18 years in 2011. |
| He was working as a kickboxing | He was working as a kickboxing |
| instructor in Thailand prior to his arrest. | instructor in Thailand prior to his arrest. |
| He made news in Australia last year after a “kickboxing injury” landed | He made news in Australia last year after a “kickboxing injury” landed |
| him in a Bali hospital. | him in a Bali hospital. |
| According to a report in the | According to a report in the |
| Australian, the governor of Kerobokan called the injury “karma”. | Australian, the governor of Kerobokan called the injury “karma”. |
| “He likes to practice boxing. Even | “He likes to practice boxing. Even |
| one time, our podium was damaged because he punched it,” the prison governor | one time, our podium was damaged because he punched it,” the prison governor |
| told AAP. | told AAP. |
| Stern Hu | Stern Hu |
| The 50 year-old Chinese Australian national | The 50 year-old Chinese Australian national |
| is serving ten years in a Chinese prison after being convicted of stealing | is serving ten years in a Chinese prison after being convicted of stealing |
| commercial secrets and receiving bribes. | commercial secrets and receiving bribes. |
| An Australian citizen since 1994, Hu | An Australian citizen since 1994, Hu |
| was working as an executive of Rio Tinto | was working as an executive of Rio Tinto |
| mining group in Shanghai prior to his trial. | mining group in Shanghai prior to his trial. |
| Hu and three Chinese staff were | Hu and three Chinese staff were |
| found guilty of accepting bribes totalling about $14m. | found guilty of accepting bribes totalling about $14m. |
| Rio Tinto sacked the four | Rio Tinto sacked the four |
| employees saying it did not condone corruption, while the Australian government | employees saying it did not condone corruption, while the Australian government |
| weighed into the case, with then foreign minister Stephen Smith describing the | weighed into the case, with then foreign minister Stephen Smith describing the |
| sentence as “tough”. | sentence as “tough”. |
| Australian diplomats were | Australian diplomats were |
| excluded from the trial. | excluded from the trial. |
| Peter Greste | Peter Greste |
| An Australian journalist with a long and | An Australian journalist with a long and |
| successful career in some of the world’s most troubled spots, Peter Greste was | successful career in some of the world’s most troubled spots, Peter Greste was |
| detained in Egypt along with colleagues from his news organisation Al-Jazeera. | detained in Egypt along with colleagues from his news organisation Al-Jazeera. |
| The 48 year-old foreign correspondent was arrested | The 48 year-old foreign correspondent was arrested |
| in his Cairo hotel room at the end of December | in his Cairo hotel room at the end of December |
| 2013. He is currently being held in a cell with Al | 2013. He is currently being held in a cell with Al |
| Jazeera colleagues Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and Baher Mohamed | Jazeera colleagues Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and Baher Mohamed |
| after the Egyptian government accused the men of reporting which was | after the Egyptian government accused the men of reporting which was |
| “damaging to national security.” | “damaging to national security.” |
| After Greste had a month in solitary | After Greste had a month in solitary |
| confinement with no formal charges made, at the end of January it was reported | confinement with no formal charges made, at the end of January it was reported |
| that authorities were to charge twenty Al-Jazeera journalists, including | that authorities were to charge twenty Al-Jazeera journalists, including |
| Greste, of “falsifying news and having a negative impact on overseas | Greste, of “falsifying news and having a negative impact on overseas |
| perceptions of the country.” | perceptions of the country.” |
| Greste’s Australia-based parents have appealed | Greste’s Australia-based parents have appealed |
| to the Egyptian government for his release. | to the Egyptian government for his release. |
| Robert | Robert |
| Halliwell | Halliwell |
| Arrested in Thailand in August 2000 with Holly | Arrested in Thailand in August 2000 with Holly |
| Deane-Johns (who was later transferred to an Australian prison), then 57 | Deane-Johns (who was later transferred to an Australian prison), then 57 |
| year-old drug user Halliwell was attempting to post heroin to Australia. Police | year-old drug user Halliwell was attempting to post heroin to Australia. Police |
| later found another 110 grams of heroin in his apartment. | later found another 110 grams of heroin in his apartment. |
| He former builder and surfboard maker was sentenced | He former builder and surfboard maker was sentenced |
| to 31 years in prison. | to 31 years in prison. |
| Now aged 67 and still in a Thai jail, he told the | Now aged 67 and still in a Thai jail, he told the |
| Sydney Morning Herald when he was sentenced – “I knew it would be something | Sydney Morning Herald when he was sentenced – “I knew it would be something |
| like this. If you plead not guilty, they tend not to give you the big one (the | like this. If you plead not guilty, they tend not to give you the big one (the |
| death penalty).” | death penalty).” |
| Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran | Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran |
| Chan, | Chan, |
| 30 and Sukumaran, 32 both from Sydney, have received the death penalty from Bali | 30 and Sukumaran, 32 both from Sydney, have received the death penalty from Bali |
| courts following their role in trafficking drugs through Bali in 2005. Part of | courts following their role in trafficking drugs through Bali in 2005. Part of |
| the so-called Bali Nine, they are the only two to receive the death penalty. | the so-called Bali Nine, they are the only two to receive the death penalty. |
| They | They |
| admitted guilt and have been working in Kerobokan prison on improving | admitted guilt and have been working in Kerobokan prison on improving |
| facilities for other prisoners – establishing an art room, English classes and | facilities for other prisoners – establishing an art room, English classes and |
| computer lessons. | computer lessons. |
| No | No |
| date for execution has been set. The pair have lodged an appeal for clemency | date for execution has been set. The pair have lodged an appeal for clemency |
| with the Indonesian president which is pending. | with the Indonesian president which is pending. |
| Susan | Susan |
| Dalziel | Dalziel |
| Formerly a school teacher in Australia, Dalziel, who | Formerly a school teacher in Australia, Dalziel, who |
| lived in Kenya at the time, was flying from Nairobi to Mauritius in | lived in Kenya at the time, was flying from Nairobi to Mauritius in |
| November 2005 when she was arrested. | November 2005 when she was arrested. |
| The Mauritius authorities found 3.5kg of heroin in a hidden compartment of her luggage. Dalziel said she was carrying it for someone else. | The Mauritius authorities found 3.5kg of heroin in a hidden compartment of her luggage. Dalziel said she was carrying it for someone else. |
| Dalziel, | Dalziel, |
| who was not an addict and had no previous offences, pleaded not guilty | who was not an addict and had no previous offences, pleaded not guilty |
| to drug trafficking, but under the zero tolerance Mauritian policy was | to drug trafficking, but under the zero tolerance Mauritian policy was |
| sentenced to 28 years. At the time of sentencing she was 52; when it ends she will be 80. | sentenced to 28 years. At the time of sentencing she was 52; when it ends she will be 80. |
| Corey | Corey |
| Donaldson | Donaldson |
| Self-described in court as a ”Robin Hood” figure, | Self-described in court as a ”Robin Hood” figure, |
| 40 year-old Australian Corey Donaldson was sentenced to a minimum of five years in | 40 year-old Australian Corey Donaldson was sentenced to a minimum of five years in |
| a US jail for a bank robbery in the swanky ski resort town of Jackson Hole | a US jail for a bank robbery in the swanky ski resort town of Jackson Hole |
| Wyoming. | Wyoming. |
| The self-help author from Melbourne | The self-help author from Melbourne |
| represented himself in court and said that he was justified in robbing more | represented himself in court and said that he was justified in robbing more |
| than $140,000 from the bank because like Robin Hood, he gave the money to the | than $140,000 from the bank because like Robin Hood, he gave the money to the |
| homeless. He also claimed he committed the robbery to call attentions to | homeless. He also claimed he committed the robbery to call attentions to |
| problems with the banking system. It was not established if the proceeds of the | problems with the banking system. It was not established if the proceeds of the |
| crime were distributed to the needy. | crime were distributed to the needy. |
| In sentencing a weeping Donaldson last year, | In sentencing a weeping Donaldson last year, |
| the judge complimented him on his storytelling abilities. | the judge complimented him on his storytelling abilities. |
| Donaldson has already begun | Donaldson has already begun |
| pitching his heist story in the hope of book and movie deals. | pitching his heist story in the hope of book and movie deals. |