The remaining members of the Bali Nine heroin smuggling gang are back in the spotlight as Indonesia considers their release. The potential for their return to Australia has reignited political discussions, fueled by the history of Schapelle Corby's release in 2014. While the news brings hope for the Bali Nine group, their situation remains delicate due to ongoing political negotiations.
Since two of their number — the so-called ringleaders of the heroin smuggling gang, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran – were executed in 2015 and Renae Lawrence was released in 2018 — the others had dropped off the radar.now back on the diplomatic agendaThey will be full of fresh hope of moving to be closer to their families, and getting a potential release date.
Schapelle Corby’s release in 2014 will play a part in the political discussion in Indonesia over the release of the remaining Bali Nine members. As a former colony , Indonesians are wary of anything that smacks of foreign interference, particularly by Western colonial powers. They also have a great political intolerance for drugs.
That said, much has changed since 2013. Indonesia is two presidents down the track. Yudhoyono was replaced in 2014 by Joko Widodo, who moved early to cement his populist-nationalist credentials with the show executions of Chan and Sukumaran.
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