JAKARTA - The Coordinating Ministry for Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections explained that the transfer of five inmates from Bali Nine was moved to Australia behind closed doors on the request of the Australian government.
"That's the Australian Government's request that they want to make sure everything goes smoothly and we also want to make sure that negotiations are also updated and everything is safe," said Special Staff for International Relations at the Coordinating Ministry for Human Rights, Kumham Imipas, Ahmad Usmarwi Kaffah, as reported by ANTARA, Monday, December 16.
According to Kaffah, the Australian side wants the transfer of the five Bali Nine inmates not to be widely discussed in their country.
However, Kaffah ensured that the sovereignty of the two countries was a priority in the transfer of international prisoners.
They want to be there, in Australia, not crowded, that's all. We are also good friends, as long as they follow our request [as well as] respect the sovereignty of our country and the rule of law that has been decided by the court, why not?, "said Kaffah.
On the other hand, the Indonesian government also wants the transfer process to run on time. This is because the convicts who were transferred were detained in different areas, namely Surabaya (East Java), Bangli (Bali), and Kerobokan (Badung, Bali).
"Napi from Surabaya and Bangli must arrive in Kerobokan, Badung, Bali, to unite with the other two prisoners to facilitate mobilization," added Kaffah.
Meanwhile, Deputy Coordinator of Immigration and Corrections, Coordinating Ministry for Human Rights, Kumham Imipas, I Nyoman Gede Surya Mataram explained the chronology of events to the transfer process.
The Indonesian government has transferred five members of Bali Nine, Martin Eric Stephens, Michael William Czugaj, Scott Anthony Rush, Matthew James Norman, and Si Yi Chen to their home country, Australia on Sunday (15/12).
Before being transferred to Australia, the five inmates were gathered at the Class IIA Kerobokan Prison, Bali, where Matthew James Norman and Si Yi Chen were serving sentences.
Meanwhile, Martin Eric Stephens and Michael William Czugaj departed from the Surabaya Class I Prison on Friday (13/12) night and arrived at the Class IIA Kerobokan Prison in the early hours of Saturday (14/12).
Meanwhile, Scott Anthony Rush departed from Class IIA Bangli Prison on Friday (13/12) night. He arrived at the Class IIA Kerobokan Prison on the same day.
The five Bali Nine prisoners were flown to Darwin, Australia via I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport on Sunday (15/12) at 10.35 WITA. They arrived in Darwin, Australia at 14:42 or around 13.12 WITA.
The transfer of the five Bali Nine prisoners was based on the technical arrangements (practitical arrangement) signed by Coordinating Minister for Kumham Imipas Yusril Ihza Mahendra and Australian Interior Minister Tony Burke virtually on Thursday (12/12).
Bali Nine is the nickname for nine Australian inmates who were arrested in Bali for being involved in a drug syndicate case in 2005. They were proven to have smuggled 8.2 kilograms of heroin.
Five people transferred to Australia are the remaining members of the Bali Nine who are still serving their sentences in Indonesia. Meanwhile, four other people have been executed dead, free, and dead.
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