JakartaPost-Oct 17, 2025
Three Australians accused of fatally shooting a fellow countryman in Badung regency, Bali, earlier this year, have been charged with premeditated murder, a crime that carries the maximum penalty of death under Indonesian law. Badung Police Chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Arif Batubara said that the trial of the suspects, Darcy Francesco Jenson, 27, Mevlut Coskun, 22, and Tupou Pasa I Midolmore, 26, can proceed as police have completed the investigation and handed over the case file to the Badung Prosecutor’s Office. “We have officially handed over the suspects and evidence to prosecutors today,” Arif said on Wednesday. Head of the Badung Prosecutor’s Office, Sutrisno Margi Utama, said the three Australians will be charged under Article 340 of the Criminal Code for premeditated murder and Article 1 of the 1951 Emergency Law for the illegal possession of firearms. “The suspects will remain in detention at Kerobokan Prison while awaiting trial,” he added. Zivan Radmanovic, 32, was killed shortly after midnight on June 14 after two armed assailants stormed his villa in Badung, Bali and opened fire. A second Australian national, Sanar Ghanim, 34, at the scene, sustained gunshot wounds. The attackers reportedly arrived and fled the scene on motorcycles. Police launched a manhunt immediately after the attack. Coskun and Midolmore were arrested in Singapore days after the shooting, with assistance from Interpol. Jenson was apprehended at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Banten, shortly after Coskun and Midolmore’s arrest, as he attempted to board a flight to Singapore. Police have not disclosed a motive for the shooting, however, former National Narcotics Agency (BNN) chief Comr. Gen. Marthinus Hukom had suggested the incident may be linked to an international drug syndicate. According to Bali Police, 226 foreign nationals were involved in criminal activities on the holiday island last year, a 16 percent increase from previous year’s figure of 194. The majority of those convicted were United States citizens, followed by Australians, Russians and British nationals. Read more at: https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2025/10/17/three-australians-face-death-penalty-over-bali-shooting.html.
