Renae Lawrence pleads for mercy on behalf of remaining imprisoned Bali Nine members

Lawrence spoke in English and Bahasa in a rare media appearance timed for Indonesian president Joko Widodo’s Australian visit

Australian Bali Nine member, Renae Lawrence, who served 13 years in an Indonesian prison for drug smuggling, has used Joko Widodo’s arrival in Australia to plead for clemency for the remaining five members of the group still in prison.

Lawrence, along with eight other Australians, was arrested in 2005 for attempting to smuggle 8kg of heroin from Bali to Australia, and in 2006 was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

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