Australian prisoner exchange possible by end of 2006
Indonesian Justice Minister, Minister Hamid Awaluddin said today that an agreement over the transfer of prisoners with Australia, may be possible, by the end of 2006.
Mr Awaluddin, will shortly be visitng Australia ans said whiel the location of certain prisoners may change, the length of their sentence will not. Said Mr Awaluddin, “I hope this year it can be signed. It has reached the finalisation stage,”. Members of the Bali Nine, excluding the 2 awaiting the death penalty, will be eligible. Schpelle corby will not immediately be eligible as she is still contesting her case. Hope this moves along and brings some comfort to the families of the Bali Nine.
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I wonder who will want to transfer. I would think that Indonesian fishermen caught in Australian waters may prefer to do their time in Australia. And at least some Australians may prefer to stay in Bali. It will be interesting to see what happens.