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'Bali Nine' Drug Ring Prisoners Return To Australia After 19 Years In Indonesia Jail
The five remaining members of the Australian "Bali Nine" drug ring say they are "relieved and happy" over their return home after 19 years in jail in Indonesia.
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Drunk Man In Indonesia Stabs Friend To Death For Not Answering Chicken-Egg Riddle
The suspect has been arrested and charged with murder, facing up to 18 years in prison if convicted.
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Indonesian Comedian Jailed For 7 Months For Blasphemous Joke
A court in Muslim-majority Indonesia has handed a comedian a seven-month prison sentence for blasphemy after he made a joke about the name Muhammad, a local legal official said Tuesday.
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Australian Man Faces 20-Year Jail, $600,000 Fine For Selling Meth In Bali
An Australian man faces up to 20 years in prison in Indonesia's Bali and a fine of more than $600,000 for allegedly attempting to sell crystal meth.
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Indonesia Teacher Gets Life In Jail For Raping 13 Students, Impregnating 8
An Indonesian court Tuesday sentenced a teacher to life in prison for the rape of 13 students, in a case that has drawn national attention to sexual abuse in some of the country's religious boarding schools.
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Indonesia Prison Fire Kills At Least 41 Inmates, Dozens Injured: Official
A fire tore through an Indonesian prison on Java island early Wednesday, killing 41 people and injuring dozens of others, an official said.
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Prisoner On Death Row Digs 100-Feet Tunnel To Escape From Jail Cell
A Chinese drug trafficker on death row escaped from a jail near Indonesia's capital after digging a 30-metre (100 feet) tunnel from his cell, police said.
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Indonesian Inmates Cheer Early Release Over Coronavirus Fears In Dance Video
A group of Indonesian inmates celebrated their early release over coronavirus fears in a video that shows them dancing out of prison to a remixed version of music from Spongebob Squarepants.
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Over 250 Inmates Escape Indonesia Prison Set On Fire During Riots
Indonesian authorities were hunting for more than 250 inmates who escaped a Papua prison set ablaze during violent riots, officials said Tuesday, as fresh protests broke out in the restive region.
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More Than 100 Inmates Flew Indonesian Jail On Sumatra Island
More than 100 inmates escaped from an Indonesian jail on Sumatra island on Saturday, police said, in the latest breakout to hit the country's creaking prison system.
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1,200 Convicts Escape After Multiple Mass Prison Breaks In Indonesia
The Indonesian government on Monday said that as many as 1,200 inmates have escaped from three different detention facilities in the devastated region of Sulawesi following an earthquake and tsunami disaster.
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Indonesian Woman, Who Complained About Mosque Being Too Loud, Jailed
An Indonesian court sentenced a Buddhist woman to 18 months in prison for blasphemy on Tuesday, after she was accused of insulting Islam for complaining that neighborhood mosque was too loud.
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Inmates Lived In Luxury After Bribing Jail Staff: Indonesian Probe Agency
Inmates at an Indonesian prison paid for luxury cells equipped with air conditioning, flat-screen TVs and private washrooms, anti-graft officials said, in the graft-riddled country's latest corruption scandal.
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French Drug Smuggler To Return Home After 18 Years Of Indonesian Prison
A Frenchman who served 18 years in custody for smuggling drugs into Bali was expected to arrive home Sunday after he was deported in a case that sparked outrage in France over Indonesia's tough narcotics laws.
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Leading Muslim Fashion Designer Jailed In Indonesia Fraud
An Indonesian fashion designer who shot to global fame with her Muslim-themed collection was sentenced to 18 years in prison Wednesday for a multi-million dollar fraud and money-laundering.
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'Bali Nine' Drug Ring Prisoners Return To Australia After 19 Years In Indonesia Jail
The five remaining members of the Australian "Bali Nine" drug ring say they are "relieved and happy" over their return home after 19 years in jail in Indonesia.
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Drunk Man In Indonesia Stabs Friend To Death For Not Answering Chicken-Egg Riddle
The suspect has been arrested and charged with murder, facing up to 18 years in prison if convicted.
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Indonesian Comedian Jailed For 7 Months For Blasphemous Joke
A court in Muslim-majority Indonesia has handed a comedian a seven-month prison sentence for blasphemy after he made a joke about the name Muhammad, a local legal official said Tuesday.
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Australian Man Faces 20-Year Jail, $600,000 Fine For Selling Meth In Bali
An Australian man faces up to 20 years in prison in Indonesia's Bali and a fine of more than $600,000 for allegedly attempting to sell crystal meth.
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Indonesia Teacher Gets Life In Jail For Raping 13 Students, Impregnating 8
An Indonesian court Tuesday sentenced a teacher to life in prison for the rape of 13 students, in a case that has drawn national attention to sexual abuse in some of the country's religious boarding schools.
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Indonesia Prison Fire Kills At Least 41 Inmates, Dozens Injured: Official
A fire tore through an Indonesian prison on Java island early Wednesday, killing 41 people and injuring dozens of others, an official said.
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Prisoner On Death Row Digs 100-Feet Tunnel To Escape From Jail Cell
A Chinese drug trafficker on death row escaped from a jail near Indonesia's capital after digging a 30-metre (100 feet) tunnel from his cell, police said.
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Indonesian Inmates Cheer Early Release Over Coronavirus Fears In Dance Video
A group of Indonesian inmates celebrated their early release over coronavirus fears in a video that shows them dancing out of prison to a remixed version of music from Spongebob Squarepants.
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Over 250 Inmates Escape Indonesia Prison Set On Fire During Riots
Indonesian authorities were hunting for more than 250 inmates who escaped a Papua prison set ablaze during violent riots, officials said Tuesday, as fresh protests broke out in the restive region.
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More Than 100 Inmates Flew Indonesian Jail On Sumatra Island
More than 100 inmates escaped from an Indonesian jail on Sumatra island on Saturday, police said, in the latest breakout to hit the country's creaking prison system.
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1,200 Convicts Escape After Multiple Mass Prison Breaks In Indonesia
The Indonesian government on Monday said that as many as 1,200 inmates have escaped from three different detention facilities in the devastated region of Sulawesi following an earthquake and tsunami disaster.
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Indonesian Woman, Who Complained About Mosque Being Too Loud, Jailed
An Indonesian court sentenced a Buddhist woman to 18 months in prison for blasphemy on Tuesday, after she was accused of insulting Islam for complaining that neighborhood mosque was too loud.
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Inmates Lived In Luxury After Bribing Jail Staff: Indonesian Probe Agency
Inmates at an Indonesian prison paid for luxury cells equipped with air conditioning, flat-screen TVs and private washrooms, anti-graft officials said, in the graft-riddled country's latest corruption scandal.
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French Drug Smuggler To Return Home After 18 Years Of Indonesian Prison
A Frenchman who served 18 years in custody for smuggling drugs into Bali was expected to arrive home Sunday after he was deported in a case that sparked outrage in France over Indonesia's tough narcotics laws.
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Leading Muslim Fashion Designer Jailed In Indonesia Fraud
An Indonesian fashion designer who shot to global fame with her Muslim-themed collection was sentenced to 18 years in prison Wednesday for a multi-million dollar fraud and money-laundering.
