Indonesia Signals Approval for Transfer of Remaining Bali Nine Prisoners to Australia

The decision on whether to release the five men upon their return will rest with Australian authorities, Indonesian officials confirm.

Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections has stated that the transfer of the remaining five Bali Nine prisoners to Australia could happen by the end of December.
The five men—Matthew Norman, Si Yi Chen, Michael Czugaj, Scott Rush, and Martin Stephens—are serving life sentences for their role in a 2005 heroin smuggling operation.
Indonesian officials have clarified that while the men would continue to serve their sentences in Australia, the Australian government would have the authority to grant clemency if it chooses to do so.
Conditions for the transfer include reciprocal prisoner agreements, acknowledgment of Indonesia's judicial decisions, and financial responsibility for the transfer process by Australia.
Australia's Minister for Home Affairs, Tony Burke, is set to visit Indonesia next week to discuss the details of the transfer, as negotiations continue between the two governments.