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HUMAN RIGHTS FOR EACH PERSON REGARDLESS OF AGE, RACE, RELIGION OR POLITICS
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Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen Campaign Information
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Name: Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen
Born: 30 October 1983
Nationality: Australian
Sentence: Life Sentence
Offence: Arrested on April 17, 2005 and found guilty of attempting to import heroin from Indonesia to Australia.
Case Info: Nguyen was arrested in Indonesia on April 17, 2005 along with eight other Australians now known as the 'Bali 9'. He was intially sentenced on 15 February 2006 to Life imprisonment. On April 26, 2006, Nguyen, along with four other members of the Bali nine group, had his sentence reduced to 20 years on appeal. On September 6, 2006, his sentence was upgraded to the death penalty. He is from Wellington Point, Queensland Australia and is currently awaiting the death sentence in Kerobokan Prison's 'Death Row Tower'. He shares a small cell with three other Australians also on death row. The conditions are extremely hot and uncomfortable.
FPSS Advocates continue to appeal to the Australian Government to request his immediate transfer to an Australian Correctional Facility where he can receive proper medical treatment and rehabilitation. FPSS oppose the death penalty.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said the Australian government would oppose any death sentences imposed, saying "We have a long-standing opposition to the death penalty and it's well known that if a death penalty is imposed on an Australian we ask that that death penalty not be imposed."
Nguyen's
Court Appeal: During his final plea to judges, Nguyen said,
"I basically stand here before you to tell you that I love Indonesia and I would never intentionally damage or hurt her reputation. I only wanted to come here. If given a chance I would definitely recommend this holiday island to many friends and family. As the only and oldest son in the family I was the one who supported my four younger sisters, and I paid for the groceries and my sisters' education and school needs, so how could I possibly be the financier? The impact on my family has left them shattered and truly devastated, and our lives will never be the same again"
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LOBBY AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
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"Australia's opposition to the death penalty should be clear and consistent, regardless of the crime, regardless of the country, regardless of the citizenship of the convicted. In a regional context, opposing the death penalty for some crimes but not for others, for some criminals but not our own citizens, opens Australia to charges of hypocrisy and undermines our commitment to the universal abolition of the death penalty." - The Hon. John von Doussa QC, President of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission - 22 October 2006
For more information contact the Executive Secretary of the Council for Civil Liberties office on 9660 7582
or email us at office@nswccl.org.au
How you can
Help: Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen would very much welcome letters of support and care packages.
If you feel inclined to write then please do at the address below.
Normal sized letters and care packages can be sent directly to the prison.
LPM Kerobokan
Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen [Australian]
Death Row Tower
Jl. Tangkuban Perahu
Kerobokan, Denpasar 80117
Bali, INDONESIA
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Important Notice |
Please be advised that those people sending letters to Kay Danes at Kerobokan Prison should discontinue because she is NOT a prisoner. Rather, Kay Danes is a Prisoner advocate based in Australia. Please do not address any more mail to Kay Danes at Kerobokan Prison, Bali. If you would like to write to her this is the address:
Kay Danes
PO Box 391
Capalaba QLD 4157
Australia
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If you would like to make any financial donation to support Tan Duc with basic food and essentials then please contact us.
When you write, please be sure to mention that you were given these details by the Foreign Prisoner Support Service. We would also appreciate any feedback you may provide to us, so that we can keep this campaign up to date.
Visitation:
Prisoners in Kerobokan are allowed visitors everyday except on Sunday. Most love to have a visit from somebody who can look beyond their situation and see them as real human beings. Life in an Asian prison is difficult, and more so when you have no one to help you with even the most basic needs.
Visiting hours at Kerobokan
Tuesday to Friday: 9.00am - 12.00 and 1.30pm - 3.00pm
(Saturday 1/2 day AM visit only)
List of basic items visitors can bring on a visit day;
Financial support is critical for anyone in an Asian jail. If you can spare some local currency [Rupiah] then this would be appreciated. It's best to give your contribution to the prisoner with as much discretion as possible, mainly so other prisoners won't see.
Fresh fruit, salads and bread, pizza, roast chicken
Aussie foods - sweets, biscuits, health food bars, BBQ sauce
Health Drinks, milk, cordial [preferably Raspberry]
Reading materials - Newspapers, magazines, comic books, puzzle books, self development books, CD's.
Australian Cigarettes [used for bartering]
Canned food/rice, fresh vegetables etc…
Any of the items below [see care packages].
Care Package items.
Please make sure all items are appropriately packaged and sealed before sending to the prison. Don't forget to include your name and contact details so the prisoner knows who sent these items and where to send a thank you!
Reading materials - Newspapers, magazines, comic books, puzzle books, self development books, CD's, postcards;
Australian Cigarettes [used for bartering]
Toiletries, Toothpaste/toothbrush, soap, shampoo and conditioner, dental floss;
Laundry powder [Tip: Sard soap bar is lighter.]
Tinea Cream, Dettol, Savlon, Chap sticks [dry lips], cracked heal cream [Tip: sachets], Bandaids, Cotton Buds, Wet ones [refresher towels], ear plugs,
Mosquito coils & Repellent [RID]
Oil of Cloves [toothache]
Cold Sore Cream, lip balm, moisturisers; prickly heat powder;
Chux wipes
Cotton T-shirts, shorts, singlets,
Thongs/flip flops
Hats [baseball type caps]
Tips on visiting at Kerobokan
If you plan to go to Bali and want a reliable taxi driver who is well known to FPSS and takes very good care of foreigners travelling to Bali, then consider calling Simon on mobile phone number 0817367301 or to arrange prior from mobile in your country (+ 62 817367301). Simon works for the Blue Bird Taxi Group [Call 0361701111] which is considered the safest and most reliable taxi service in Bali.
Before going to the prison:
Photo copy your photograph page of your passport to use at checkpoint.
Don't take in any valuables
If you have something to sit on ie: a mat, then take it as there is limited seating available.
At the prison:
A donation to enter the jail is expected. 15 000 rupiah. [Roughly 7 000 rupiah = $1 Australian dollar]
At the outside through the steel entrance to the left you will see police who will register your name and details. Best you write down the name of the prisoner you wish to visit and state that you are either family or friend.
The police will need to check any items that you intend to take inside. Watch this process carefully. Sometimes a share of the item is asked for. Cigarettes are a favourite but the police don't appear to like Australian/Western cigarettes.
Make sure you don't have anything in your bag that will compromise a prisoner. Don't take pills, tablets or other medications in purses or handbags. Avoid taking any of these in at all.
At the wooden doors, knock and a guard will open the door. Inside on the right is a guard's desk. Here you will present a copy of your passport. Leave your mobile phone, camera here which are retrievable on leaving. Have Rp 5000 ready to pay the guard who is recording your details, and the prisoner's name in a sign on book.
The guard then takes your ID etc and gives you the name slip and a plastic card (one plastic card for each visitor in your group - sometimes). A guard will open the large steel door to allow you into the next section.
Inside the prison:
Once inside Kerobokan prison, you will find a checking room or just a simple wooden desk to the right. Guards here will inspect your packages - if they attempt to take something then be assertive but polite, smile and say "No that is for [name of prisoner] and take it back. They may also go through your handbag etc. They generally do not conduct body searches this is a corner in the room with curtains, if this is demanded.
Go straight ahead towards the other steel gate where someone will be waiting to open it. At the same time, you will find drink fellows with mats will appear. Ignore them until you are ready to speak with them. Pick one person to deal with and remember him and get his name. Deal only with this person not several or you will be paying out more rupiah than you need too.
Show the guards the prisoners name slip - produce another Rp 5000 and here they perform another check of goods for the prisoner. The brown slip with the prisoner's name will be given to a fellow who goes to the cell to call the prisoner.
Meanwhile the drink fellow will be waiting to guide you to someplace in the old garden area now under reconstruction or other visiting area, attempting to make you comfortable with the mat and drinks. Wait for the prisoner to come - usually up to ten minutes unless the prisoner knows before hand.
Costs: 1000 for mat, soft drink box (not usually paid for?), 3000 for water, 5000 for soft drink or mizone. It is not compulsory to buy any drinks or use any mats or soft drink box.
Sometimes after about half an hour visit, a couple of prisoners will come asking for payment for extra time - usually Rp 1000 will suffice, however it is best to pay rather than argue on the grounds of fairness that you have just arrived or have already paid when you entered for the visit. Seems the more you pay/give the more is demanded. Also it has been known that the prisoner gets hit up for the costs at the end of the visit if not paid. Generally your prisoner will advise you.
At the end of the visit, hand in plastic card at the front desk and collect your mobile, camera and passport or copy.
On leaving there is a Rp 1000 parking fee to pay.
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GOVERNMENT ENQUIRIES
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Australian Consulate-General
Jalan Hayam Wuruk
No 88B
Tanjung Bungkak
Denpasar, Bali 80234.
Email (general enquiries): bali.congen@dfat.gov.au
Office hours: 0800-1200 and 1245-1600 Monday-Friday.
Postal address - PO Box 3243, Denpasar Bali
Telephone - (+62 361) 283011 or 283241
The Australian Government http://www.australia.gov.au/
Please note: e-mail correspondence should include your postal address. Responses will not be made via e-mail.
The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia
8 Darwin Avenue
Yarralumla, ACT 2600
AUSTRALIA
Phone : (+61 2) 6250 8600
Fax : (+61 2) 6273 6017
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The information contained on this website is not to be copied to any other sites
and/or used without permission of FPSS. This campaign page and the information
contained herein has been approved by the detainee with the expressed request
that the information only appear on the FPSS website and no other site. The reason
for this is to provide assurances that the information remains accurate and to protect
the integrity of the campaign, again at the request of the detainee. All material
herein in subject to copyright and any breech will result in the appropriate action.
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