Michael William Czugaj was born on c 1986 and is an Australian former glazier from Oxley, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, was convicted in Indonesia for drug trafficking of heroin as a member of the Bali Nine.
12 Facts About Michael Czugaj
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Michael Czugaj was an apprentice glazier and keen surfer, one of eight children born to Polish Australian parents.
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Michael Czugaj left his job in March 2005 and told his family that he was going to Cairns for a holiday.
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Michael Czugaj's parents were quoted as saying he was a "problem child" but had never been in serious trouble and had no drug history.
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Michael Czugaj was arrested by Indonesian police on 17 April 2005 at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali.
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Chen, Nguyen and Norman were tried together, with Michael Czugaj being one of the remaining six defendants tried separately.
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Michael Czugaj testified Rush introduced him to Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen in Brisbane, with Nguyen allegedly offering both Michael Czugaj and Rush a free holiday to Bali.
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Michael Czugaj testified he had never met fellow drug smugglers Lawrence or Stephens, both of New South Wales, until they were all arrested together at Ngurah Rai International Airport carrying the concealed heroin; however, he had met Chan.
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Michael Czugaj often complained about feeling ill and suffering headaches, and when in pain due to the extraction of a wisdom tooth, Judge I Putu Widnya asked Michael Czugaj to proceed to the judges bench and open his mouth to prove tooth extraction had occurred.
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Michael Czugaj testified that Chan threatened to kill him and his family if he did not cooperate and participate in the heroin smuggling attempt:.
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On 14 February 2006, Michael Czugaj was sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Michael Czugaj was held in Kerobokan Prison in Bali where he studied business management.