Renae Lawrence
Renae Lawrence (born 11 October 1977) is an Australian woman who was convicted in Indonesia for drug trafficking as a member of the Bali Nine.
Renae Lawrence | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 October 1977 |
| 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. Her appeal to the Indonesian Supreme Court to have the life sentence reduced to 20 years was successful on 26 April 2006.
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.
When given a five-month remission of sentence on Indonesia's Independence Day in 2009, Lawrence’s sentence was commuted in 2018. She was released and deported on 21 November 2018.