Ten years since Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were executed
Exactly ten years ago, on 29 April 2015, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were executed by firing squad in Indonesia, alongside six other men.
On this sombre occasion, we remember them and continue our fight for a world without the death penalty.
Andrew and Myuran’s story is well known to most Australians, and to many people around the world. They were arrested in 2005 in Bali, Indonesia with seven other Australians for attempting to smuggle 8.3 kilograms of heroin to Australia. All were convicted, but only Andrew and Myuran were executed, aged just 31 and 34 respectively. Those who remained in prison returned home just in time for Christmas last year.
Before their deaths, both men transformed their lives. They demonstrated that anyone has the capacity to change if they are given the chance to do so, and became role models to other prisoners.
While CPJP has existed since 2001, previously as Reprieve Australia, the deaths of Andrew and Myuran reinforced our resolve. We will keep working, alongside our allies across the world, to create a future without the death penalty.