FOR THE DEAD PART TWO:
THE BALI NINE
In 2001 I met at least one person who would later become a member of the Bali Nine drug smuggling syndicate. I was living in Auchenflower Brisbane and I was 18 years old. There was a house near the Auchenflower train station where I would go to smoke with some old pensioners. One night there was a party of sorts at a house next door, I remember being informed of the party and invited. So I went to the party, I didn't just wander in randomly. At some point in the evening I entered a room where there were two people I would later see on television, years later in 2004, as people involved in the Bali Nine drug smuggling attempt. What I want to say is I was invited to Bali. But it did not happen at this party, and I was not informed of the intention to smuggle drugs back to Australia. It happened one day at the house of the old pensioners next door. A person who would later be imprisoned in Bali said the words "Come to Bali" when I was outside smoking a cigarette. It was said from a distance, almost under breath, but I heard it. It wasn't repeated, it wasn't a threat, at least I didn't feel it was a threat. How I know I didn't miss-hear is that one of the pensioners asked me if I would like to go to Indonesia, and inquired of me "Do you have a passport?". I did not have a passport and I said I had no desire to go there. I was not asked again, there was no pressure. But it definitely happened, and it definitely was a member of the Bali Nine I met, along with someone associated with the group. I don't think I am special, from what I have heard about the case on TV a lot of people knew about the syndicate's plans before it happened, even people in positions of authority.
In 2001 I met at least one person who would later become a member of the Bali Nine drug smuggling syndicate. I was living in Auchenflower Brisbane and I was 18 years old. There was a house near the Auchenflower train station where I would go to smoke with some old pensioners. One night there was a party of sorts at a house next door, I remember being informed of the party and invited. So I went to the party, I didn't just wander in randomly. At some point in the evening I entered a room where there were two people I would later see on television, years later in 2004, as people involved in the Bali Nine drug smuggling attempt. What I want to say is I was invited to Bali. But it did not happen at this party, and I was not informed of the intention to smuggle drugs back to Australia. It happened one day at the house of the old pensioners next door. A person who would later be imprisoned in Bali said the words "Come to Bali" when I was outside smoking a cigarette. It was said from a distance, almost under breath, but I heard it. It wasn't repeated, it wasn't a threat, at least I didn't feel it was a threat. How I know I didn't miss-hear is that one of the pensioners asked me if I would like to go to Indonesia, and inquired of me "Do you have a passport?". I did not have a passport and I said I had no desire to go there. I was not asked again, there was no pressure. But it definitely happened, and it definitely was a member of the Bali Nine I met, along with someone associated with the group. I don't think I am special, from what I have heard about the case on TV a lot of people knew about the syndicate's plans before it happened, even people in positions of authority.
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