Bring Home Tony de Malmanche


Bring Home Tony de Malmanche
The issue
What are we asking for?
I want my father to be let out of Kerobokan and come home with his family, get to see his grandkids for the first time in 10 years and spend the last of his days free.
The surviving members of the Bali 9 are on the verge of being able to go home, and we want the same for our father.
During our time over in Bali, while fighting to get him home and save his life, two members of the Bali 9 were executed by firing squad by the Indonesian government. This really brought home the gravity of the situation. We're lucky he only got 15 years, better than the firing squad, however it's a long time for an innocent man.
We want the government of Aotearoa New Zealand to request the return of my father. He's done over 10 years now, I think it's time to bring him home from the overcrowded prison to be with his family.
Recent article from Stuff: https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360501079/pressure-government-get-nz-prisoner-antony-de-malmanche-home-bali?fbclid=IwY2xjawG57WtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHctyvXL3qWuUiEQRHPB3yGMRlbUIBKlyGv6AciLkpqv3QW2YeQv0mb5-hg_aem_TjVvEGWMnOwQzVVhP9lowQ
Little brief background on what happened:
On 1 December 2014, my father, Antony de Malmanche, was detained in Bali on alleged drug trafficking offences. His family all believe he was set up through a sophisticated online criminal organization.
He started talking to a "woman" online by the name of Jessie, several months before travelling overseas to meet her. She offered him money for flights, clothes and a passport. She told Dad that she owned a cocoa business in South Africa and was very wealthy. My father has never travelled overseas in his life. We were all very suspicious of this Jessy person. My brother even went as far as telling our Dad not to go, to not trust her at all. But Dad believed he had found the one.
The plan was to fly to Hong Kong, then to China and home to New Zealand where he intended to introduce his new love to his family. At this point, our family back home had not heard from him in a while and contacted the police. Interpol were able to contact Dad and told him they were suspicious of the whole situation. They told Dad he should get out of there and go home. This was completely out of the question, as Dad was at the mercy of Jessy's handlers, as he had no money whatsoever of his own. Of course, the police couldn't help either. So, Dad had no choice. His first time being out of the country, in a strange land, he told his handlers that his family were worried about him and he wanted to go home, and the police had contacted him and Dad asked "why can't Jessy come to New Zealand and we meet there?" This caused the handlers to panic and he was given the option to go to Venezuela, or Bali, or back to China. Basically, places that have the death penalty for drugs. Dad had heard Bali was a nice tropical island, and being an avid fisher and diver thought this would be brilliant. His suitcase had recently fallen to bits (Whanganui op-shop bag), so they bought him a new bag in a market in China, shoved his luggage into the new bag, then told him he had half an hour to get to the plane, shoved him on a bus and off he went. Dad was suspicious of the bag, so opened it up to have a look, and found nothing.
After failing to meet her for many different reasons, given by her (Jessy's) personal assistant, he was told to fly to Bali. He was told she had already arrived in Bali and was waiting for him. But when he arrived, customs were waiting for him and he was arrested. He was held in secret for five days, in a hotel room, with the Indonesian police, allegedly in a kind of sting operation, to find this Jessy person. After she never showed up (because they already knew the police were suspicious, why would they?) They sent him there to get rid of him), Dad was paraded in front of the press in the infamous "Pelaku" (translated to 'performer') orange shirt.
He was held in the Denpasar police station since then and was interrogated by the police, without his lawyer present. We pulled together a legal team to help us help our Dad, but it will be expensive. We set up a legal fund to help with the costs, and so many people selflessly donated so much.
In the end, the evidence was not enough for the Indonesian Justice to consider him innocent. The evidence included hundreds of pages of chat logs between Dad and his supposed internet girlfriend, Jessy, Dad's computer hard-drive, evidence of Dad's mental health history and testimony from his family. In the end, all that mattered was that Dad had the meth in his bag, not why it was there or who put it there. Dad was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
As of 2020, Dad has spent a little over 6 years behind bars in Denpasar Kerobokan Prison in Bali. He started a clinic for addiction and counselling services and has so far helped a lot of people. He is trusted by the guards. We have visited him when we can, and two years ago, in 2018, even surprised him with a visit with the kids, on Father’s Day.
His health has been deteriorating since he was put there. He has angina, and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder) and is at serious risk of dying from this Covid-19 pandemic. Dad is extremely scared of dying there, without ever seeing his grandchildren, children, or his country ever again. This is a man who lived in a very small, cheap rental house in Castlecliff, Whanganui, and spent his days fishing and or diving with friends, giving extra fish away to friends or people who needed it more than he did.
There is no question that Dad is innocent and does not deserve to be there. He does not deserve to die for being gullible on the internet.
Please help my father.

1,013
The issue
What are we asking for?
I want my father to be let out of Kerobokan and come home with his family, get to see his grandkids for the first time in 10 years and spend the last of his days free.
The surviving members of the Bali 9 are on the verge of being able to go home, and we want the same for our father.
During our time over in Bali, while fighting to get him home and save his life, two members of the Bali 9 were executed by firing squad by the Indonesian government. This really brought home the gravity of the situation. We're lucky he only got 15 years, better than the firing squad, however it's a long time for an innocent man.
We want the government of Aotearoa New Zealand to request the return of my father. He's done over 10 years now, I think it's time to bring him home from the overcrowded prison to be with his family.
Recent article from Stuff: https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360501079/pressure-government-get-nz-prisoner-antony-de-malmanche-home-bali?fbclid=IwY2xjawG57WtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHctyvXL3qWuUiEQRHPB3yGMRlbUIBKlyGv6AciLkpqv3QW2YeQv0mb5-hg_aem_TjVvEGWMnOwQzVVhP9lowQ
Little brief background on what happened:
On 1 December 2014, my father, Antony de Malmanche, was detained in Bali on alleged drug trafficking offences. His family all believe he was set up through a sophisticated online criminal organization.
He started talking to a "woman" online by the name of Jessie, several months before travelling overseas to meet her. She offered him money for flights, clothes and a passport. She told Dad that she owned a cocoa business in South Africa and was very wealthy. My father has never travelled overseas in his life. We were all very suspicious of this Jessy person. My brother even went as far as telling our Dad not to go, to not trust her at all. But Dad believed he had found the one.
The plan was to fly to Hong Kong, then to China and home to New Zealand where he intended to introduce his new love to his family. At this point, our family back home had not heard from him in a while and contacted the police. Interpol were able to contact Dad and told him they were suspicious of the whole situation. They told Dad he should get out of there and go home. This was completely out of the question, as Dad was at the mercy of Jessy's handlers, as he had no money whatsoever of his own. Of course, the police couldn't help either. So, Dad had no choice. His first time being out of the country, in a strange land, he told his handlers that his family were worried about him and he wanted to go home, and the police had contacted him and Dad asked "why can't Jessy come to New Zealand and we meet there?" This caused the handlers to panic and he was given the option to go to Venezuela, or Bali, or back to China. Basically, places that have the death penalty for drugs. Dad had heard Bali was a nice tropical island, and being an avid fisher and diver thought this would be brilliant. His suitcase had recently fallen to bits (Whanganui op-shop bag), so they bought him a new bag in a market in China, shoved his luggage into the new bag, then told him he had half an hour to get to the plane, shoved him on a bus and off he went. Dad was suspicious of the bag, so opened it up to have a look, and found nothing.
After failing to meet her for many different reasons, given by her (Jessy's) personal assistant, he was told to fly to Bali. He was told she had already arrived in Bali and was waiting for him. But when he arrived, customs were waiting for him and he was arrested. He was held in secret for five days, in a hotel room, with the Indonesian police, allegedly in a kind of sting operation, to find this Jessy person. After she never showed up (because they already knew the police were suspicious, why would they?) They sent him there to get rid of him), Dad was paraded in front of the press in the infamous "Pelaku" (translated to 'performer') orange shirt.
He was held in the Denpasar police station since then and was interrogated by the police, without his lawyer present. We pulled together a legal team to help us help our Dad, but it will be expensive. We set up a legal fund to help with the costs, and so many people selflessly donated so much.
In the end, the evidence was not enough for the Indonesian Justice to consider him innocent. The evidence included hundreds of pages of chat logs between Dad and his supposed internet girlfriend, Jessy, Dad's computer hard-drive, evidence of Dad's mental health history and testimony from his family. In the end, all that mattered was that Dad had the meth in his bag, not why it was there or who put it there. Dad was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
As of 2020, Dad has spent a little over 6 years behind bars in Denpasar Kerobokan Prison in Bali. He started a clinic for addiction and counselling services and has so far helped a lot of people. He is trusted by the guards. We have visited him when we can, and two years ago, in 2018, even surprised him with a visit with the kids, on Father’s Day.
His health has been deteriorating since he was put there. He has angina, and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder) and is at serious risk of dying from this Covid-19 pandemic. Dad is extremely scared of dying there, without ever seeing his grandchildren, children, or his country ever again. This is a man who lived in a very small, cheap rental house in Castlecliff, Whanganui, and spent his days fishing and or diving with friends, giving extra fish away to friends or people who needed it more than he did.
There is no question that Dad is innocent and does not deserve to be there. He does not deserve to die for being gullible on the internet.
Please help my father.

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Petition created on 1 December 2024