Scott Anthony Rush was born on 3 October 1985 and is an Australian former labourer who was convicted in Indonesia for drug trafficking as a member of the Bali Nine.
19 Facts About Scott Rush
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On 15 December 2024, after an agreement was made between the Indonesian government and the Australian government to arrange the repatriation of the remainder of the Bali Nine, Scott Rush returned to Australia to live freely in the community.
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Scott Rush grew up in Chelmer, a western riverside suburb of Brisbane.
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Media reports claim that Scott Rush was using cannabis at the age of 15 and has used ecstasy and prescription drugs.
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Nguyen offered them both a free holiday to Bali, with one media report stating that Scott Rush was provided a mobile phone prior to his departure from Sydney.
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Scott Rush was arrested by Indonesian police on 17 April 2005 at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali.
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Lee Rush, Scott Rush's father, said that the Australian Federal Police were contacted, on behalf of Rush senior, prior to Rush's departure from Australia and before the commission of the offence.
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Scott Rush senior feared that his son was travelling to Bali and would commit a drug-related crime.
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Scott Rush took action in the Federal Court of Australia against the AFP for breach of the bilateral treaty between Indonesia and Australia when information was handed by the AFP to the Indonesians.
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Scott Rush's case claimed that such information should only be released by the Attorney-General.
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When I received a call from the Australian Government authorities that Scott Rush had been detained in Indonesia for attempting to export heroin, I was speechless, sickened to the gut.
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Scott Rush claimed that when he met Chan, threats were made against his family:.
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Czugaj testified that he and Scott Rush had never met Lawrence or Stephens, both since convicted and of New South Wales, until they were all arrested together at Ngurah Rai Airport.
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On 13 February 2006 Scott Rush was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Denpasar District Court.
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On 7 May 2010, Scott Rush was circumcised in the musholla of Kerobokan prison by an unauthorised visitor, without the prior knowledge or consent of the prison's doctors, in Scott Rush's alleged effort to convert to Islam.
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Scott Rush has since maintained that he is a Christian and that he underwent the circumcision for "health reasons," despite the prison being equipped for such surgery.
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Media reports claimed Scott Rush's actions were symptoms of death row phenomenon.
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In May 2011 there were media reports that Scott Rush planned to marry his American girlfriend, Karen Hermiz.
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On 15 December 2024, after an agreement was made between the Indonesian government and the Australian government to arrange the repatriation of the remainder of the Bali Nine, Scott Rush returned to Australia to live freely.