Myuran Sukumaran was
a person.
Myuran Sukumaran (17 April 1981 – 29 April 2015) was an Australian who was convicted in Indonesia for drug trafficking as a member of the Bali Nine.
In 2005, Sukumaran was arrested in a room at the Melasti Hotel in Kuta with three others. Police found 334 g (11.8 oz) of heroin in a suitcase in the room.
According to court testimonies of convicted drug mules, Sukumaran and Andrew Chan were the co-ringleaders of the heroin-smuggling operation from Indonesia to Australia.
After a criminal trial, Sukumaran was sentenced on 14 February 2006 by the Denpasar District Court to execution by firing squad. Born in London, England to a Sri Lankan Tamil family, he moved to Australia as a child.
