@@mowvu yeah no doubt. He went in at 19 yo thats basically still a child.. Not always, some ppl at 19 can already comprehend the consequences for their actions but there are ton of ppl who are clueless and after so many years he clearly has paid the price for his misdeed. The court or whoever in charge and has authority over their penitentiary system should pardon him by now.
@@mowvu yeah thats very true. I did research on them and their trial and way it happened was that they were all gonna get lienient sentences.. Nobody was to be executed if i remeber correctly and others were gonna get something decent where they would be out in like 10-15 years or so... Bribes were paid or about to be paid to judges as well.. But then some political stuff happened where Aussies tried to push on Indonesia and the reaction was from top of Indonesian government to deal with Bali 9 with all strickness of their law end result 2 executed and the rest got massive sentences i believe only one of them is out now a girl who got out not very long ago after like 15 years or so. She got the lightest senstence of them all. Politicians fucked it all up..plus journalists. Had it been all quiet and noone involved families could have paid of judges they would get 5-10 years maybe master minds got 15-20 and all be out by now but no Aussie government triied to interviene to skim political points from this and journalists got sent to make a big deal so its all publicized but Indonesia not only didnt bend for them but slapped them back with intensement and then every politician washed hands. Now they pay for others and own mistakes
@@Патриархальный_Угнетатель you spent some time on this Mikhail. well done sir. as usual politician's and journalist's have ruined people's lives. albeit criminals. they have changed and regret their actions. maybe one day those few left will be free.
As one who has seen the inside of Kerobokan several times (as a visitor, not an inmate) I must say this a very sanitized version of the actual conditions there. The script could have been written by the Indonesian prisons department. The guard greeting the prisoners with a handshake is absurd but we'll acted.
I have meet Matthew about 10 years ago when I did outreach work, I have to say he was a true gentleman & very humble. He shook my hand & introduced himself. He looked clean & health. Such a nice man he has become.
Yes he does. So does Chen. At 18/19 you can make some very silly mistakes and out of all of them they seem genuine and have really tried to live a good life. He deserves to be free now from jail as he has suffered enough.
@@syafiatulkhusnah2903 You say life is a choice that is true but unfortunately many people have fallen into bad circumstances and at times through no fault of their own. (I don’t know), everyone’s situation is different I guess.
Absolutely, a voice very much tinged with grief and regret. Criminal penalties here in NZ and Australia are way less punitive, for the future yet to be incarcerated let's hope that stays that way.
@@ChrisJohnson-gz1vl But at least on the other hand is that all of Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain/United Kingdom & Canada, South Africa, Namibia, The Continents all of Europe, South America & also Oceania & either Some &/or Most of United States America all either DON'T &/or NO LONGER have the Death Penalty as in Capital Punishment at all &/or anymore of course.
Matthew deserves another chance, being there since he was 18 years old, he has remorse, he changed and learned his lesson... To keep him there for life is too harsh! Same for Chen
14:28 you can see genuine regret in his eyes, so relatable as an easily influenced average Australian bloke, hope he can find peace with his situation.
I just wanted to say to Mathew and Chen please keep your faith I will be praying for you. You're both amazing people and have made my life and my soul a lot better and so much more positive. Sending you much love.
I just hope that Matthew and Chen was release since this was film 4 yrs ago and i just watched this only this year March 25,2023 at 2:47pm(Saturday)Vancouver,B.C Canada
What a good looking and strong chap. Redemption is correct. Maybe he wouldn’t have been so mature and responsible if he was on the outside before. He looks like a changed man now and deserves a second chance. Hopefully Matthew will be released very soon ☀️
I went to Bali in 1970 when there was just one large hotel on the island and very few tourists. Back then, the world was still mysterious, there were exciting, often quiet places to discover. Today every corner of the globe is filled with loud American tourists looking for burgers, drunk college kids doing stupid things, crappy Starbucks branches and all-night “dance parties.” I’m just happy I saw the world back then.
As someone who has spent quite a lot of time in Bali and Indonesia. There are many, MANY quiet spots in the archipelago still to discover. There are 18,000+ islands in Indonesia alone and only around 6k are inhabited. Even in Bali there are spots on the island that are not touristy. Your statement comes off as cringe boomer back in my day type shit. Stop whining about the "kids" and look at your own damn self.
It is horrendous. Bali had such a unique and artistic culture. I cannot imagine how it has been harmed by the coarse modern tourism. Why do young people think it is so great to go to another country to get drunk and vomit? They do the exact same thing at home. It isn't as though they are "experiencing" any other culture. The utter lack of sensitivity to other countries' ways of life is obscene. I'm not fan of many of the attitudes towards women held by various religions, but I remember being in Luxor and seeing a British woman walking along the main street in a tiny bikini. Huge breasts barely covered, her arse everywhere. It was obscene in many senses of the word. How could she not notice that this was not the way to behave. It isn't even the way a British woman would behave in the middle on London.
Get me home ..What powerful words.They were young and we all have done stupid things at that age These guys aren't bad people . Something really needs to be done to give these guys a second chance. I go to Bali every year and after watching this video I'm going to see if I can visit them both and I think we all should do the same ..
I hope Matt Norman and Si Chen get released. As I do think they have kind of suffered enough and learnt their lesson. I say that as someone who has witnessed the devastation that drugs cause and lost someone I cared for deeply. People CAN change and certain people deserve a second chance and forgiveness. Meanwhile until he is released if I were him I would spend every available moment practising my footwork and boxing skills as in everyday life you never have time to put the hours in you would like to train. Also they have not had social media which is a huge blessing as alot of soc media is so crazy especially Facebook! Give them another chance. 🙏
@@anotherbigfootwithinternet2147 I hope so think it has been too long now. Why do they never go after the real dealers? Oh probably because they profit from it.
They have cellphones, laptops ect. with internet connection! Officially it's not allowed but they tolerate it if the inmates only use it in their blocks. The guards even buy it for them if they pay for it.
As bad as being in a place like this seems it looks SO much nicer than most of the Thai / South American hell hole prisons we've all seen in other documentaries!
I have been looked up 4 years 6 months for 0,2 gram cracks in kerobokan prison. I know i was wrong but been there was like a hell. So many gangster and I was trauma but also happy to met late Andrew Chan who was helping me and my another friend's to learn bible and be more good person. Thank you so much Andrew Chan and I really missing you so much brother. Rest in peace 🙏🙏🙏
The AFP were notified by one of their fathers and they continued to help Bali police investigate rather than capture them in Australia where they wouldn’t have gotten the death sentence.
I've always wondered why the AFP didn't stop them getting on the plane to Bali. I wouldn't want to speculate but what I do know is it seems that if Australians get into any kind of trouble overseas (not just drugs) they're on their own. The Australian government simply won't help them.
@@SuzyQ334 The AFP boss at the time was a snivelling prick. I reckon he did it to make an example of them knowing full well these kids would face death.
We realise the value of freedom only when we are deprived of it. I feel very sorry for these persons who were at the wrong place at the wrong time. These videos help us to be aware of the consequences of such crimes. Thank you for showing us such videos. We get to learn a lot. Thank God.
Yes you said it well. Sadly this was not a tv reporting of the prison, but a tv add for the prison. This place is faaaaaaaar worse than what is protraid here, the gards shaking hands? The clean facilities, the available coffe? Its all BS....
MATT NORMAN IS SO HANDSOME JUST LOVE HOW HUMBLE AND PRODUCTIVE HE IS!!! MATT NORMAN MOST DEFINITELY DESERVES SECOND CHANCE HE HAS DONE ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR THAT PRISON💯💯💯💯💯 WE LOVE AND SUPPORT YOU MATHEW NORMAN
Read Hotel K by Kathryn Bonella. The integrity of the prison itself and things that occur within those walls are shocking. Then come back to this comment.
Most prisoners don't show any remorse or change. The man making shirts, you can see in his eyes that he has changed for the good and wants to help others.
This breaks my heart, bring ‘‘em home, we’ve all made mistakes at that age, yes theirs was a huge mistake but they’ve paid their dues and some, time to get them home 😔
@@craigwynn3956 are you?, mate it’s been 18 fuckin years, the bloke who made the bali bomb that killed hundreds of people has been released before them, they’ve done nothing but improve the jail and run courses for everyone in there, have some empathy ya mutt
It might be a bit callous, but the only empathy I felt, watching this, was for the caged rooster @21:42 - displaying the typical pacing stress of a caged animal... He is the only one in there, that hasn't broke the law.
I have zero sympathy for any of them, exept the rooster. Done the crime- time to do the time. Get off the airplane there are plenty of signs warning of consequences of drug crimes. did they have diselexia when they were in the terminal that they weren't able to read them ? They should remain there and live out their sentences- real simple.
@@catman8670 Bloody hope NOT & Very Most UNLIKELY because he would have very powerful Lawyers, Solicitors &/or Barristers in Court to represent him to have him as their client to have spared from the Death Penalty as in other words the Capital Punishment to give him time Imprisonment instead & after he had been released from Kerobokan Prison THEN Indonesia would &/or will Deport him back to his Home Country of Indonesia & he would be banned from going back to Indonesia forever & for good of course.
Matt and Si are obviously not evil people, they’re good people who made a morally bad decision that deserved punishment. They’ve been punished more than enough already and should be released
@@smashhimmungo5798 Then you might as well tell that to any of their Lawyers, Solicitors &/or Barristers who are representing both of Matthew James Norman, 34, and Si Yi Chen, 36 of what you said in your comment to have them spared from the Death Penalty as in other words meaning the Capital Punishment & besides that they both are (NOT) the Ringleaders of the Bali (9 Nine) at all & besides that both Norman & Chen are given time Imprisonment in Kerobokan Prison & later on after whenever they finished their time imprisonment THEN Indonesia would &/or will Deport them back to their very own Home Country of Australia & THEN they would be banned going back to Indonesia forever & for good just like both Schapelle Corby & Renae Lawrence who are also both been banned from going back to Indonesia forever & for good of course.
3:14 Andrew Chan looked so different in photos from when he was initially arrested and then before he was executed. Not just the absence of eyeglasses; it's as if his whole face changed somehow.
Let these people deal with their justice system however they wish. We're no one to criticize their system when our countries are falling apart due to weak justice systems
Matthew Norman deserves to be released. He was 18yrs old when he made that mistake. He was practically a boy who fell vulnerable to the wrong crowd and was mislead. It's obvious he is a great man now. Young people deserve to be allowed to make a mistake and learn from it and should be released if they are showing the remorse that this man is and the change this man has made. He deserves his freedom back. A life sentence is inhumane for a mistake made at 18 yrs old. I pray and ask God and the Divine to intervene and help Matthew Norman to be released. I send him love compassion and best wishes for his release. REDEMPTION. God bless.
my mom comes from bali, and i agree with this. i think matthew and chen should be released. i understand that they deserve to go to jail for drug stuff, but a life sentence is too far. 1-2 years is fair enough in my opinion. they were young and they didnt know what they were doing, everyone makes mistakes in life, i totally agree that they should be released.
@@kylewarman355 1 or 2 years is ridiculous, if that was the case it would never stop people from trafficking. While I totally agree the life sentences are way too high and the death penalty there has to be a deterrent. I feel sorry for all the Bali 9 but they knew what they were doing and threw away their lives for money. Their families have gone through hell and will carry on living their sad lives until either the men are released or they die. Drugs are the absolute scourge of this planet and causes so much crime and heartache, both my nephews are dead because of drugs, no they didn't have to take them that was their desision but it is just an endless circle of pain and crime. I really do hope one day they will be released I feel they have paid for their crime but 1 or 2 years would be a mockery.
@@ultra_gagayay How can you say then when your president tried to have indo prisoners who were sentenced for drugs in western countrys set free, thats not how the world works, double standards.
I agree. I look at all our homeless people here in new york and then i see these guys sitting in lush and green environment. Not working, free meals, hanging around and doing their " hobbies " and complaining - poor meee. I want to vomit. My friend who worked all her life until she got sick in her later yesrs had to leave her apartment with her dog to live on the streets because her government payments for dissability were delayed and had to keep filling out more and more paperwork that didn't seem to ever be done. Can you imagoline a woman in her 50's out on the street with her dog. Nowhere to go? Shelters and hotels are filled with migrants and homeless people looking for food in the garbage cans. So these brats did the crime, they should fee lucky the type of prison they find themselfes in. Must be one of the nicest ones i ever seen in docu story
Wow! Hasnt he stepped up. It's sad he has to be there for life, especially when his life was only just beginning.. pity hes a handsome fella too. Goodluck and hope you can eventually come back to your homeland.
Condemned to die is an excellent documentary about Andrew and Myron. I remember watching the media coverage leading up to their execution. Its really sad they were executed.
Garbage.. They deserved it.. Don't worry about the lives and families it would've destroyed.. Besides those two were the ring leaders... That had the connections...
Drug dealer in Indonesia is so severe, in Bali a lot of them is just as likely to be working with a narcotics cop in a drug sting. Be forewarned: should you ever find yourself on the receiving end of one of these whispered sales pitches, ASSERIVELY WALK AWAY!
Myself and wife were in a beemo going to Denpasar and the two drivers asked if we wanted ganga? I said no I don't take drugs and they both put their hands to there foreheads in a gesture of respect. A few minutes later the beemo was in an accident. Our two were so cool but the other driver going off. A cop walks over and I told my wife don't get out of the vehicle and ignore whats going on. The cop asked our drivers for i.d. and they both flip badges from their pockets. Undercover cops. The traffic cop backed off and the other driver shut up and walked away....... Be cool out there in Asia
Allot of these comments are saying he was young. He made a mistake. I was 19 yers old when i was offered a free holiday to Spain to bring back hash. I said NO.I am not that stupid.
Good for you. You obviously knew that it is a stupid thing to do. They did know the consequences when they landed in bali. Warnings are written inside the airport saying what is going to happen to you if you carry drugs. Did the crime- time to do the time.
@@christac1526 After all about the Bali (9 Nine) it goes to show that Nobody's Perfect at all as in other words meaning this None of us are Perfect at all & they are Human as you & I & Everybody Else when it comes to making Mistakes & Yes very indeed so we all do make mistakes & we are NOT Human if haven't made (1 One) Mistake in our whole lives at all & besides the rest of the remaining (6 Six) Bali (9 Nine) Members who are still locked up who had Very Good Lawyers, Solicitors &/or Barristers who are representing them to have them being spared from the Death Penalty which is called the Capital Punishment & they will be eventually will be released from Kerobokan Prison by their Lawyers, Solicitors &/or Barristers to have them all to be Deported back their very own Home Country of Australia by Indonesia and they also will be banned from going back to Indonesia forever & for good just like what happened to both Schapelle Corby & Renae Lawrence who both been banned from going back to Indonesia forever & for good and both been Deported from Indonesia back to Australia as well too of course. They were very young people just simply made just only (1 One) Lousy Mistake in their very young lives just only being involved in Drug Smuggling &/or Trafficking of course & like I said Nobody's Perfect at all &/or None of us are Perfect at all & Everybody do make Mistakes &/or All of us as People (Human Beings) all do make Mistakes all the Time & You aren't NO Human if you haven't made (1 One) Mistake in your whole life at all of course.
Not like they were top criminal dealers, or habitual traffickers, in their late 20s or 30s + . They were pretty much teens, young and dumb, that tried to make some easy money. That's all it was. Don't deserve life sentence for that sh*t. Smh.
@@syafiatulkhusnah2903 They've paid for what they have done. Why kill them at least? Who gives you the right to kill a person? Are you acting behalf of God?
Just seeing their smile or charming that person, doesnt mean he is a good person.. indonesia 270 million people number 4 largest people in the world being addict for drug?, how could estabilished the country? They start produce drug by self, and nothing place become save at night.. Indonesia wasnt country small like singapore. Its huge country.. if the law of drug become weak, than wait for what happend to brasil mexico or columbia. Do not underestimate drug sell. This is cancer might kill ur economy, young generation harmony life and the other beautifull think.. before speech u should to know that.. when people addict for drug they didnt think bad or good think they start to buy and buy other drug by doing some violence robb kidnapping killing innocence people just to buy that shiit.. u should think the impact also. Didnt show this is by one side.
The age of 18 make a silly mistake in an another country... They had paid already a big price for it.. The Bali 9 story changed my point of view about Indonesia...
Remember when the Australian government knew that they would be executed and or life imprisonment but the dear aussies called the govt and told them even though they could have just arrested them in Australia. Doesn’t excuse their crime but it’s backwards to keep them in prison
Regarding the Bali9.. I do have sympathy for them, and their families. They weren’t gangsters, or a part of drug cartels. They weren’t even of bad character. They just made an extreme error in judgment, a huge mistake. However, some were just teenagers, they were naive, easily influenced, pressured and some had drug addiction issues themselves. They acted without thinking of the consequences of if they got caught. That shows the level of naivety and maturity. Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were executed by firing squad in 2015. It was a cruel and unnecessary punishment after how much they had rehabilitated, and what they’d managed to accomplish in their lives being inside a prison. Tan Duc Than Nguyen, died of cancer in 2018 in a Jakarta hospital after serving time in East Java. Renae Lawrence, was freed and returned to Australia in 2018. The remaining Five served 20 years of a life sentence. Now all have been released back to their home country, thank god! They weren’t this massive organised drug gang. They were just 9 people who made one big f*ck up!! Everyone makes mistakes, and some warrant a second chance. I believe all of them did! 🙏🏼💔 RIP🪽🤍Andrew Chan, Myuran Sukumaran and Tan Duc Than Nguyen 🕊️ ✝️
@Paul Blackman lmao. You know what tho, I don’t think the authorities care about you grassing once they catch you, I don’t think grassing does anything for you out there. You still getting the full sentence
@@mad-pit3832 it’s not actually a bribe out there. It’s known you can pay “fines” to get out of certain issues. Pretty much anything you can pay to get out of trouble. Before it goes to court. Anything APART FROM DRUG SMUGGLING. And being caught with drugs. If it’s just possession of a small amount they will want a lot of money or you will do time.
@Paul Blackman I doubt they know who set it all up, I reckon that went when the 2 were executed. They were very naive young people with no thought about the future if they ever got caught. I lost both my young nephews to drugs so as most people I hate it but I do believe they have paid for their crime now, I think they would be good members of society. I feel for their families they are paying as much as them.
At least these 2 are taking the opportunity to help the others that are in there with limited skills. Teaching them English etc like Matthew is will ultimately help the entire community from which the people they help come from. As the saying goes what you can where you are with what you have
@@billyjohnson9166 these people have a home and are not exactly bad off compared to other people. That chicken however is stuck in the smallest cage possible not even able to move. It’s not me without a sole buddy.
I am so glad these poor guys are back home yes they made a mistake paid dearly for it, I hoe they can adapt to Australia and are given a chance at learning to live again all my best to them on their journey of freedom, don’t look back boys you have paid the price done more than your time
That dude's father is a hero. Moved over to another country just so he can visit his son.
100% what a great dad. the dude has clearly changed for the better and the dad deserves his son back tbh
@@mowvu yeah no doubt. He went in at 19 yo thats basically still a child.. Not always, some ppl at 19 can already comprehend the consequences for their actions but there are ton of ppl who are clueless and after so many years he clearly has paid the price for his misdeed. The court or whoever in charge and has authority over their penitentiary system should pardon him by now.
@@Патриархальный_Угнетатель facts. but i think that country loves that they still have him
@@mowvu yeah thats very true. I did research on them and their trial and way it happened was that they were all gonna get lienient sentences.. Nobody was to be executed if i remeber correctly and others were gonna get something decent where they would be out in like 10-15 years or so... Bribes were paid or about to be paid to judges as well.. But then some political stuff happened where Aussies tried to push on Indonesia and the reaction was from top of Indonesian government to deal with Bali 9 with all strickness of their law end result 2 executed and the rest got massive sentences i believe only one of them is out now a girl who got out not very long ago after like 15 years or so. She got the lightest senstence of them all. Politicians fucked it all up..plus journalists. Had it been all quiet and noone involved families could have paid of judges they would get 5-10 years maybe master minds got 15-20 and all be out by now but no Aussie government triied to interviene to skim political points from this and journalists got sent to make a big deal so its all publicized but Indonesia not only didnt bend for them but slapped them back with intensement and then every politician washed hands. Now they pay for others and own mistakes
@@Патриархальный_Угнетатель you spent some time on this Mikhail. well done sir. as usual politician's and journalist's have ruined people's lives. albeit criminals. they have changed and regret their actions. maybe one day those few left will be free.
As one who has seen the inside of Kerobokan several times (as a visitor, not an inmate) I must say this a very sanitized version of the actual conditions there. The script could have been written by the Indonesian prisons department. The guard greeting the prisoners with a handshake is absurd but we'll acted.
Agree, It's BS
Yeah, you can see it in the prisoners eyes. It’s obviously a show for the camera.
I did 7 years here. Turned out loads of fresh fish. This documentary is spot on
Interesting. Thanks for the reality check.
Actually I think it was filmed by the prison itself. Every other doc Ive seen on this prison portrays horrid conditions.
I have meet Matthew about 10 years ago when I did outreach work, I have to say he was a true gentleman & very humble. He shook my hand & introduced himself. He looked clean & health. Such a nice man he has become.
That baby girl crying in her dad's lap was heartbreaking 💔
Matthew Norman deserves second chance
Yes he does. So does Chen. At 18/19 you can make some very silly mistakes and out of all of them they seem genuine and have really tried to live a good life. He deserves to be free now from jail as he has suffered enough.
As does Chen
life is a choice, you choose a wrong path this what you get
Totally
@@syafiatulkhusnah2903 You say life is a choice that is true but unfortunately many people have fallen into bad circumstances and at times through no fault of their own. (I don’t know), everyone’s situation is different I guess.
They way Chen said “get me home” at the very end was powerful. That way his voice cracked heart goes out to them
Absolutely, a voice very much tinged with grief and regret.
Criminal penalties here in NZ and Australia are way less punitive, for the future yet to be incarcerated let's hope that stays that way.
@@ChrisJohnson-gz1vl our sentencing laws are a joke.
@@ChrisJohnson-gz1vl But at least on the other hand is that all of Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain/United Kingdom & Canada, South Africa, Namibia, The Continents all of Europe, South America & also Oceania & either Some &/or Most of United States America all either DON'T &/or NO LONGER have the Death Penalty as in Capital Punishment at all &/or anymore of course.
And he is home now
Matthew deserves another chance, being there since he was 18 years old, he has remorse, he changed and learned his lesson... To keep him
there for life is too harsh! Same for Chen
No he doesn't. I hope he spends the rest of his life behind bars. Bad decisions have consequences!
"Don't do the crime if you can't do the time."
I agree 100%. 18 years is more than enough punishment for an 18yo kid, barely an Adult. 😥
@@sinatra222,You are from the USA right? No further questions
They are dead executed 2 years agk
@@sinatra222 Finally!! Someone who has common sense. Totally concur with you.
14:28 you can see genuine regret in his eyes, so relatable as an easily influenced average Australian bloke, hope he can find peace with his situation.
Poster child of FAFO
You wanna pay his way out?$?$??
Being "easily influenced" is not acceptable. What that really means is self-centered, entitled and stupid.
I just wanted to say to Mathew and Chen please keep your faith I will be praying for you. You're both amazing people and have made my life and my soul a lot better and so much more positive. Sending you much love.
They were both executed in 2015
@@1970swimmer no they weren't. That was the other 2 who were accused of being the king pins of it all. Sukamaran and Chan.
@@1970swimmerthis was filmed in 2017
@@1970swimmerno they are now actually home now December 2024. Andrew and Myran were unfairly executed
I just hope that Matthew and Chen was release since this was film 4 yrs ago and i just watched this only this year March 25,2023 at 2:47pm(Saturday)Vancouver,B.C Canada
Watching in Brisbane Australia 🇦🇺. These young men should be released. So sad. 😢
Unfortunately, they still detained there. Matthew is 37
They have now been released ❤
I can see the genuine regret on his eyes. He's not a murderer. He deserves a second chance.
Give me a break fool
Drugs have led to the death of thousands of people
Easily said. So every person who is regretful is given a second chance? Or just him?
@Jim Wolfgang you know the rules when u go there
If you're that stupid then you get what's coming
It's that simple
Drugs kill and ruin people's lives.
Matthew seems a very good guy 🥺
It looks like it's far, far better than a US prison. Here's in idea: When you're visiting another country, *don't misbehave*
What a good looking and strong chap. Redemption is correct. Maybe he wouldn’t have been so mature and responsible if he was on the outside before. He looks like a changed man now and deserves a second chance. Hopefully Matthew will be released very soon ☀️
Kill them. Kill them all
Michael was the youngest member stupid, naive he was a baby literally he’s a grown man now
We all do dumb stuff when we’re young. I couldn’t imagine spending my whole adult life in gaol.
they have both now served their time and then some, they need to walk
Keep his ass locked up. You play stupid games, and you win stupid prizes.
I went to Bali in 1970 when there was just one large hotel on the island and very few tourists. Back then, the world was still mysterious, there were exciting, often quiet places to discover. Today every corner of the globe is filled with loud American tourists looking for burgers, drunk college kids doing stupid things, crappy Starbucks branches and all-night “dance parties.” I’m just happy I saw the world back then.
As someone who has spent quite a lot of time in Bali and Indonesia. There are many, MANY quiet spots in the archipelago still to discover. There are 18,000+ islands in Indonesia alone and only around 6k are inhabited. Even in Bali there are spots on the island that are not touristy.
Your statement comes off as cringe boomer back in my day type shit. Stop whining about the "kids" and look at your own damn self.
Wow Bali in 1970. Would of been nice Bali has never really interested me like other places in South East Asia
It is horrendous. Bali had such a unique and artistic culture. I cannot imagine how it has been harmed by the coarse modern tourism.
Why do young people think it is so great to go to another country to get drunk and vomit? They do the exact same thing at home. It isn't as though they are "experiencing" any other culture.
The utter lack of sensitivity to other countries' ways of life is obscene.
I'm not fan of many of the attitudes towards women held by various religions,
but I remember being in Luxor and seeing a British woman walking along the main street in a tiny bikini. Huge breasts barely covered, her arse everywhere.
It was obscene in many senses of the word. How could she not notice that this was not the way to behave. It isn't even the way a British woman would behave in the middle on London.
Don’t forget the attention hungry influencers
Cheers
Get me home ..What powerful words.They were young and we all have done stupid things at that age
These guys aren't bad people .
Something really needs to be done to give these guys a second chance.
I go to Bali every year and after watching this video I'm going to see if I can visit them both and I think we all should do the same ..
Agreed David. Please tell them Perry from USA said hello and that they deserve a second chance for sure.
That is a kind idea
I d suggest not going and write a letter to the government explaining why they won't get your $$$$
Good to see some Mrs. Ball's!! 🇿🇦
We all need forgiveness. It's what makes us human.
I feel sorry for the rooster locked up in that little cage.
That is the only living being i feel sorry for
I feel so bad for Mattew you can actual see the pain his eye
I hope Matt Norman and Si Chen get released. As I do think they have kind of suffered enough and learnt their lesson. I say that as someone who has witnessed the devastation that drugs cause and lost someone I cared for deeply. People CAN change and certain people deserve a second chance and forgiveness. Meanwhile until he is released if I were him I would spend every available moment practising my footwork and boxing skills as in everyday life you never have time to put the hours in you would like to train. Also they have not had social media which is a huge blessing as alot of soc media is so crazy especially Facebook! Give them another chance. 🙏
I have a strong feeling they will go home eventually.
@@anotherbigfootwithinternet2147 I hope so think it has been too long now. Why do they never go after the real dealers? Oh probably because they profit from it.
They have cellphones, laptops ect. with internet connection! Officially it's not allowed but they tolerate it if the inmates only use it in their blocks. The guards even buy it for them if they pay for it.
No country which has prisons such as these should be eligible for any kind of aid from the West and should be subject to severe sanctions.
@@fazbell are you saying prisons in the U.S. are more humane? You must be joking.
As bad as being in a place like this seems it looks SO much nicer than most of the Thai / South American hell hole prisons we've all seen in other documentaries!
The Australian government should try and get Matthew out he has learned his lesson watching from Ireland
My prayers for Matt and Chen, they are actually having a good heart, best of luck for them 😢
That's a better prison than many countries have, say Thailand, Philippines, 40 to a room. He is lucky to have that much space.
Are they still inside? His father moved to Bali, that’s a proper dad right there
Matthew Norman has spent almost half of his life behind bars. That's horrible.
He smuggled herion out of a country that kills people for it ,what do u expect
Im glad u finally made it home back to Australia..
HE LOOKS SO FAMTASTIC AND VERY FRIENDLY GUY! I JUST HOPE HE AND CHEEN CAN GO OUT OF THE PRISON VERY SOON!!
I have been looked up 4 years 6 months for 0,2 gram cracks in kerobokan prison. I know i was wrong but been there was like a hell. So many gangster and I was trauma but also happy to met late Andrew Chan who was helping me and my another friend's to learn bible and be more good person. Thank you so much Andrew Chan and I really missing you so much brother. Rest in peace 🙏🙏🙏
This prison seems nicer and more relaxed than many American prisons here in the U.S.
Don't.be.so.gullible...🙄
American prisons are a sanitized slum with air condition.
any nice white girls?
Way better attitudes everybody so angry and violet here smh
The AFP were notified by one of their fathers and they continued to help Bali police investigate rather than capture them in Australia where they wouldn’t have gotten the death sentence.
Yep. Never forget those spineless bastards in the AFP
I've always wondered why the AFP didn't stop them getting on the plane to Bali. I wouldn't want to speculate but what I do know is it seems that if Australians get into any kind of trouble overseas (not just drugs) they're on their own. The Australian government simply won't help them.
@@SuzyQ334 The AFP boss at the time was a snivelling prick. I reckon he did it to make an example of them knowing full well these kids would face death.
We realise the value of freedom only when we are deprived of it. I feel very sorry for these persons who were at the wrong place at the wrong time. These videos help us to be aware of the consequences of such crimes. Thank you for showing us such videos. We get to learn a lot. Thank God.
They was not in the wrong place at the wrong time dude. They chose to try smuggle drugs. Knowing the consequences
How were they in the wrong place at wrong time? They chose to be there!
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Yes you said it well. Sadly this was not a tv reporting of the prison, but a tv add for the prison. This place is faaaaaaaar worse than what is protraid here, the gards shaking hands? The clean facilities, the available coffe? Its all BS....
@@julesmpc1314 How were they in the wrong place and the wrong time when they chose to be in that place and and breaking the law?
I am so glad that they have become good people and are doing good things to other people.
I am so glad they are free now.
May God be with them.
I came here after the news that they we're released along with the other Australian prisoners. Mathew's dad is a great father.
MATT NORMAN IS SO HANDSOME JUST LOVE HOW HUMBLE AND PRODUCTIVE HE IS!!! MATT NORMAN MOST DEFINITELY DESERVES SECOND CHANCE HE HAS DONE ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR THAT PRISON💯💯💯💯💯 WE LOVE AND SUPPORT YOU MATHEW NORMAN
No. Send them to the firing squad. Why did they kill the other two guys but not these scum? Scumbags
But if was ugly, he could stay there 👍
I may write to him.. and send him stuff.
why you shouting?
To be honest this looks way better than my prison I have ever seen on TV.
Read Hotel K by Kathryn Bonella. The integrity of the prison itself and things that occur within those walls are shocking. Then come back to this comment.
Most prisoners don't show any remorse or change. The man making shirts, you can see in his eyes that he has changed for the good and wants to help others.
This breaks my heart, bring ‘‘em home, we’ve all made mistakes at that age, yes theirs was a huge mistake but they’ve paid their dues and some, time to get them home 😔
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Are u feeling ok?
@@craigwynn3956 are you?, mate it’s been 18 fuckin years, the bloke who made the bali bomb that killed hundreds of people has been released before them, they’ve done nothing but improve the jail and run courses for everyone in there, have some empathy ya mutt
It might be a bit callous, but the only empathy I felt, watching this, was for the caged rooster @21:42 - displaying the typical pacing stress of a caged animal... He is the only one in there, that hasn't broke the law.
I have zero sympathy for any of them, exept the rooster.
Done the crime- time to do the time.
Get off the airplane there are plenty of signs warning of consequences of drug crimes.
did they have diselexia when they were in the terminal that they weren't able to read them ?
They should remain there and live out their sentences- real simple.
I have a strong feeling they will make it home eventually.
@another idiot with internet access - Yes. Dead or alive.
Maybe in a body bag
@@catman8670 Bloody hope NOT & Very Most UNLIKELY because he would have very powerful Lawyers, Solicitors &/or Barristers in Court to represent him to have him as their client to have spared from the Death Penalty as in other words the Capital Punishment to give him time Imprisonment instead & after he had been released from Kerobokan Prison THEN Indonesia would &/or will Deport him back to his Home Country of Indonesia & he would be banned from going back to Indonesia forever & for good of course.
After 3 years your words becomes reality
Matthew had teary eyed.
I cried when I saw that. We all do stupid and risky things ha when we are young. Some of us get caught.
Ignorance of the law is not a valid defence. Indonesia did not make the laws after their arrest. Death penalty for drug dealers is well known.
Barlow and Chambers !! I still see the toe tags on their bare feet 🙁both hanged
Matt and Si are obviously not evil people, they’re good people who made a morally bad decision that deserved punishment. They’ve been punished more than enough already and should be released
And what about the man who got 4 years for a pathetic amount of personal
Tell that to all the parents of children that died of drug overdoses !
@@smashhimmungo5798 - oh please~~ If anything, the parents should be put in jail for bad parenting.
@@smashhimmungo5798 Then you might as well tell that to any of their Lawyers, Solicitors &/or Barristers who are representing both of Matthew James Norman, 34, and Si Yi Chen, 36 of what you said in your comment to have them spared from the Death Penalty as in other words meaning the Capital Punishment & besides that they both are (NOT) the Ringleaders of the Bali (9 Nine) at all & besides that both Norman & Chen are given time Imprisonment in Kerobokan Prison & later on after whenever they finished their time imprisonment THEN Indonesia would &/or will Deport them back to their very own Home Country of Australia & THEN they would be banned going back to Indonesia forever & for good just like both Schapelle Corby & Renae Lawrence who are also both been banned from going back to Indonesia forever & for good of course.
3:14 Andrew Chan looked so different in photos from when he was initially arrested and then before he was executed.
Not just the absence of eyeglasses; it's as if his whole face changed somehow.
Let these people deal with their justice system however they wish. We're no one to criticize their system when our countries are falling apart due to weak justice systems
And if they were ever to be released it would be just as long to rehabilitate them from their former lives. This is just TRAGIC!
Matthew Norman deserves to be released. He was 18yrs old when he made that mistake. He was practically a boy who fell vulnerable to the wrong crowd and was mislead. It's obvious he is a great man now. Young people deserve to be allowed to make a mistake and learn from it and should be released if they are showing the remorse that this man is and the change this man has made. He deserves his freedom back. A life sentence is inhumane for a mistake made at 18 yrs old. I pray and ask God and the Divine to intervene and help Matthew Norman to be released.
I send him love compassion and best wishes for his release. REDEMPTION. God bless.
my mom comes from bali, and i agree with this. i think matthew and chen should be released. i understand that they deserve to go to jail for drug stuff, but a life sentence is too far. 1-2 years is fair enough in my opinion. they were young and they didnt know what they were doing, everyone makes mistakes in life, i totally agree that they should be released.
@@kylewarman355 1 or 2 years is ridiculous, if that was the case it would never stop people from trafficking. While I totally agree the life sentences are way too high and the death penalty there has to be a deterrent. I feel sorry for all the Bali 9 but they knew what they were doing and threw away their lives for money. Their families have gone through hell and will carry on living their sad lives until either the men are released or they die. Drugs are the absolute scourge of this planet and causes so much crime and heartache, both my nephews are dead because of drugs, no they didn't have to take them that was their desision but it is just an endless circle of pain and crime. I really do hope one day they will be released I feel they have paid for their crime but 1 or 2 years would be a mockery.
As an Indonesian I think that you should maybe don't try to smuggle drugs and he's a legal adult it's his fault and he gets the concecuence
@@ultra_gagayay How can you say then when your president tried to have indo prisoners who were sentenced for drugs in western countrys set free, thats not how the world works, double standards.
@@mad-pit3832 never said I supported that..
It looks better than a lot of people's lives on the outside
I agree. I look at all our homeless people here in new york and then i see these guys sitting in lush and green environment. Not working, free meals, hanging around and doing their " hobbies " and complaining - poor meee. I want to vomit. My friend who worked all her life until she got sick in her later yesrs had to leave her apartment with her dog to live on the streets because her government payments for dissability were delayed and had to keep filling out more and more paperwork that didn't seem to ever be done. Can you imagoline a woman in her 50's out on the street with her dog. Nowhere to go? Shelters and hotels are filled with migrants and homeless people looking for food in the garbage cans. So these brats did the crime, they should fee lucky the type of prison they find themselfes in. Must be one of the nicest ones i ever seen in docu story
HE IS NOW FINALLY HOME🙌
Matthew & chen sound and look like nice people :( i hope both get out and can live normal life anyone got any updates??
Wow! Hasnt he stepped up. It's sad he has to be there for life, especially when his life was only just beginning.. pity hes a handsome fella too. Goodluck and hope you can eventually come back to your homeland.
Condemned to die is an excellent documentary about Andrew and Myron. I remember watching the media coverage leading up to their execution. Its really sad they were executed.
Garbage.. They deserved it.. Don't worry about the lives and families it would've destroyed.. Besides those two were the ring leaders... That had the connections...
Drug trafficking in Asia is never a good thing. Asia has the strictest laws and is unforgiving.
I really feel sad for him .. all this 20s in jail 😢
wish you all the best brother and i hope you are strong going through this
May God help and bless them
Drug dealer in Indonesia is so severe, in Bali a lot of them is just as likely to be working with a narcotics cop in a drug sting. Be forewarned: should you ever find yourself on the receiving end of one of these whispered sales pitches, ASSERIVELY WALK AWAY!
How do you safely get pot in Bali then?
@@LalinDissanayaka Probably keep several bills on you just in case you need to pay a bribe.
Pungli
Myself and wife were in a beemo going to Denpasar and the two drivers asked if we wanted ganga? I said no I don't take drugs and they both put their hands to there foreheads in a gesture of respect. A few minutes later the beemo was in an accident. Our two were so cool but the other driver going off. A cop walks over and I told my wife don't get out of the vehicle and ignore whats going on. The cop asked our drivers for i.d. and they both flip badges from their pockets. Undercover cops. The traffic cop backed off and the other driver shut up and walked away....... Be cool out there in Asia
mathew wish u will get free soon..we never know what will happen in d future..n u will have better life..
Merry 2019 Christmas Matthew & Si & a New Year. You both deserve freedom xoxo Let these people free
Allot of these comments are saying he was young. He made a mistake. I was 19 yers old when i was offered a free holiday to Spain to bring back hash. I said NO.I am not that stupid.
Good for you. You obviously knew that it is a stupid thing to do.
They did know the consequences when they landed in bali. Warnings are written inside the airport saying what is going to happen to you if you carry drugs.
Did the crime- time to do the time.
@@christac1526 After all about the Bali (9 Nine) it goes to show that Nobody's Perfect at all as in other words meaning this None of us are Perfect at all & they are Human as you & I & Everybody Else when it comes to making Mistakes & Yes very indeed so we all do make mistakes & we are NOT Human if haven't made (1 One) Mistake in our whole lives at all & besides the rest of the remaining (6 Six) Bali (9 Nine) Members who are still locked up who had Very Good Lawyers, Solicitors &/or Barristers who are representing them to have them being spared from the Death Penalty which is called the Capital Punishment & they will be eventually will be released from Kerobokan Prison by their Lawyers, Solicitors &/or Barristers to have them all to be Deported back their very own Home Country of Australia by Indonesia and they also will be banned from going back to Indonesia forever & for good just like what happened to both Schapelle Corby & Renae Lawrence who both been banned from going back to Indonesia forever & for good and both been Deported from Indonesia back to Australia as well too of course.
They were very young people just simply made just only (1 One) Lousy Mistake in their very young lives just only being involved in Drug Smuggling &/or Trafficking of course & like I said Nobody's Perfect at all &/or None of us are Perfect at all & Everybody do make Mistakes &/or All of us as People (Human Beings) all do make Mistakes all the Time & You aren't NO Human if you haven't made (1 One) Mistake in your whole life at all of course.
Not like they were top criminal dealers, or habitual traffickers, in their late 20s or 30s + . They were pretty much teens, young and dumb, that tried to make some easy money.
That's all it was.
Don't deserve life sentence for that sh*t. Smh.
2 got the death penalty and was excuted
@@killamanjaro8908 Damn, they don't fk around there with that gang/drug sh*t.
Thnx. For the update.
@@creativ3vision their conservative approach is the reason why they have lost the war on drugs
Sad to think that some murderers and child molesters (in other country's prisons) get paroled very quickly.
May i correct you ?
It was not their first time bringing drugs to their homeland. They did it before.
Supermax bit looks like 5 star accommodation to be honest it's massive
id seriously think about escaping,like andy dufresne did in Shawshank
I hope they gonna release you. Bless your soul
Amazing documentary, really glad i watched this , thank you 😊
Si & Matthew deserve justice the system is so screwed up. Let them free.
of my ppl doing the same will you let my ppl free ?
@@syafiatulkhusnah2903 They've paid for what they have done. Why kill them at least? Who gives you the right to kill a person? Are you acting behalf of God?
Just seeing their smile or charming that person, doesnt mean he is a good person.. indonesia 270 million people number 4 largest people in the world being addict for drug?, how could estabilished the country? They start produce drug by self, and nothing place become save at night.. Indonesia wasnt country small like singapore. Its huge country.. if the law of drug become weak, than wait for what happend to brasil mexico or columbia. Do not underestimate drug sell. This is cancer might kill ur economy, young generation harmony life and the other beautifull think.. before speech u should to know that.. when people addict for drug they didnt think bad or good think they start to buy and buy other drug by doing some violence robb kidnapping killing innocence people just to buy that shiit.. u should think the impact also. Didnt show this is by one side.
Indonesia same as Turkish country i would never step foot in these countries my prayers 🙏 for the mother's
wtf is wrong with Turkey ? check bodrum its a paradise that I live.
Lol are you a drug smuggler?
The age of 18 make a silly mistake in an another country... They had paid already a big price for it..
The Bali 9 story changed my point of view about Indonesia...
Mine too. I vowed never to set foot in the place.
Praying for them all thankyou for sharing KEEP THE FAITH 🙏🙏💯💯🙏🙏
15:30, i get all this he loves his family and kids, then what was he doing with drugs? looks like drugs come first
#1 rule in Indonesia
Don't have anything to do with drug's.
Otherwise
Enjoy!
I do feel sorry for Matt i hope he has been realised now in 2023 glad his dad can see him God bless Amen
This looks like *Disneyland* compared to *any joint* in the U.S.
Remember when the Australian government knew that they would be executed and or life imprisonment but the dear aussies called the govt and told them even though they could have just arrested them in Australia. Doesn’t excuse their crime but it’s backwards to keep them in prison
Does anyone know how to write to Matthew Norman or Chen? The last I heard about them they were suffering from COVID and that was back in 2020.
They were released yesterday.
Regarding the Bali9.. I do have sympathy for them, and their families. They weren’t gangsters, or a part of drug cartels. They weren’t even of bad character. They just made an extreme error in judgment, a huge mistake. However, some were just teenagers, they were naive, easily influenced, pressured and some had drug addiction issues themselves. They acted without thinking of the consequences of if they got caught. That shows the level of naivety and maturity.
Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were executed by firing squad in 2015. It was a cruel and unnecessary punishment after how much they had rehabilitated, and what they’d managed to accomplish in their lives being inside a prison. Tan Duc Than Nguyen, died of cancer in 2018 in a Jakarta hospital after serving time in East Java. Renae Lawrence, was freed and returned to Australia in 2018. The remaining Five served 20 years of a life sentence. Now all have been released back to their home country, thank god!
They weren’t this massive organised drug gang. They were just 9 people who made one big f*ck up!! Everyone makes mistakes, and some warrant a second chance. I believe all of them did! 🙏🏼💔
RIP🪽🤍Andrew Chan, Myuran Sukumaran and Tan Duc Than Nguyen 🕊️ ✝️
Dont deal drugs😮
It doesn’t look to bad compared to USA supermax or uk
Redemption- they’ve paid for their crime. They should be released
@Paul Blackman lmao. You know what tho, I don’t think the authorities care about you grassing once they catch you, I don’t think grassing does anything for you out there. You still getting the full sentence
Have you any idea what heroin does to someone the misery it causes the family’s obviously not . No sorry should of been death penalty simple as that
@@leonleon2276 Unless you have money to bribe the judges, in that case you can get a few years for smuggling multiple kilos.
@@mad-pit3832 it’s not actually a bribe out there. It’s known you can pay “fines” to get out of certain issues. Pretty much anything you can pay to get out of trouble. Before it goes to court. Anything APART FROM DRUG SMUGGLING. And being caught with drugs. If it’s just possession of a small amount they will want a lot of money or you will do time.
@Paul Blackman I doubt they know who set it all up, I reckon that went when the 2 were executed. They were very naive young people with no thought about the future if they ever got caught. I lost both my young nephews to drugs so as most people I hate it but I do believe they have paid for their crime now, I think they would be good members of society. I feel for their families they are paying as much as them.
We didn’t have a kettle or a fan in prison in Australia. Nor were we ever free to roam the grounds.
At least these 2 are taking the opportunity to help the others that are in there with limited skills. Teaching them English etc like Matthew is will ultimately help the entire community from which the people they help come from. As the saying goes what you can where you are with what you have
Seems like a chill place . I live im the ghetto of Winnipeg I'm free to go outside UT safer to stay inside.
Crazy to think the some of the Bali bombers got out but these guys are still in.
Corruption
The poor rooster is even in prison🐓
Honestly this prison ain't so bad. Freedom to roam during the day. Hang out, do sport. I think the fed prisons in US are much much worse
It’s not real. It’s a dangerous, terrible place. This is just for the media
This looks like a resort compared to US prisons
Never give up hope, its not over.
Will these last guys make it out do you think ? This is so so sad 😞
Shaun Davidson living it up on a yacht I last heard🙈🙉🙊
I feel more sorry for that chicken at 21:43 then any of the people in here
Really? You have no sole
@@billyjohnson9166 these people have a home and are not exactly bad off compared to other people. That chicken however is stuck in the smallest cage possible not even able to move. It’s not me without a sole buddy.
I know they were stupid but they were young men , why is Renae released but not them, very unfair. They deserve a chance in life now.
Because she sung like a canary
@@katsoriano9262 yeah why was she released earlier than the rest of these guys?? She did the same crime am I wrong??
Is life indefinitely when they pass sentence?
When they apeal sometimes they even get a harsher sentence
@2:40 the PA loudspeaker sounds like Charlie Brown’s teacher on the phone.
Matt and Chen must be released, they served enough. Life sentence is way too much. Hoping for the best! 🤞❤🙏🏼
Ugh
I bet you thousands of people on Bali are not dying of drugs every year like in the states. Just sayin.
100 % right. Wish we had indonesian laws in usa
Matthew Norman deserves Second Chance
It’s not the first time ever that tv crew have been allowed inside Kerobokan prison.
I am so glad these poor guys are back home yes they made a mistake paid dearly for it, I hoe they can adapt to Australia and are given a chance at learning to live again all my best to them on their journey of freedom, don’t look back boys you have paid the price done more than your time
Hell is being stuck with that singer/ guitar player 😢