Three Australian men are facing the death penalty by firing squad in Bali after being charged with the murder of a Melbourne father during a villa shooting in June. The suspects, Darcy Jenson, 27, Mevlut Coskun, 22, and Paea I Middlemore Tupou, 26, appeared in court under heavy security on Thursday.
The courthouse is the same where Schapelle Corby and the Bali Nine learned their fate. During the proceedings, Jenson was seen laughing with his court-appointed translator, while Coskun told the court his father is Turkish and his mother is Tongan.
The trio, dubbed the “Bali 3,” are accused of a premeditated shooting ambush of 32-year-old father Zivan Radmanovic, who was shot dead in front of his wife. Melbourne underworld figure Sanar Ghanim was also attacked during the incident but survived.
Radmanovic’s widow, Jazmyn Gourdeas, returned to Bali for the court proceedings. Prosecutors are expected to call 40 witnesses as they build their case.
