Renae Lawrence
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Renae Lawrence (born 11 October 1977[citation needed]) is an Australian woman who was convicted in Indonesia for drug trafficking as a member of the Bali Nine.
Renae Lawrence | |
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Born | (1977-10-11) 11 October 1977 (age 46) |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Catering worker |
Criminal status | Released |
Conviction(s) | Drug trafficking (2006) |
Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment; commuted to 20 years imprisonment |
Partner(s) | |
Comments | Sentence commuted (2018) |
Imprisoned at | Bali, Indonesia |
In April 2005, on her third trip to Bali, Lawrence was arrested at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar with 2.689 kg (5.93 lb) of heroin concealed on her body. After a criminal trial in which she cooperated with investigators and informed on the ringleaders, she was sentenced on 13 February 2006 to life imprisonment.[1][2] Her appeal[3] to the Indonesian Supreme Court to have the life sentence reduced to 20 years was successful on 26 April 2006.[4]
Lawrence was moved from Kerobokan Prison in late 2013 to a prison in Negara, Bali after authorities accused her of a plot to kill prison guards. At her own request in March 2014, Lawrence was subsequently transferred to a prison in Bangli to be closer to Denpasar for her family and visitors.[5]
When given a five-month remission of sentence on Indonesia's Independence Day in 2009,[6] Lawrence’s sentence was commuted in 2018. She was released and deported on 21 November 2018.[7]