Police FINALLY arrest three Australians behind Bali gangland hit who now face the dying penalty – as their determined try to flee the island is revealed
Three Australians have been arrested over the shooting of two Aussies in a brutal attack in a Bali villa, after they allegedly tried to flee the holiday island.
Zivan ‘Stipe’ Radmanovic, 35, and Sanar Ghanim, 34, were shot just after midnight on Saturday at a villa in Munggu – in Badung Regency in Bali’s south – in an attack believed to be linked to Melbourne‘s feuding Middle Eastern crime syndicates.
Radmanovic died at the scene after he was shot twice in the chest and once in the foot, while Ghanim was rushed to Kuta’s BIMC Hospital with gunshot wounds.
Ghanim is the former partner of Danielle Stephens, who is the stepdaughter of slain Melbourne gangland boss Carl Williams. He was discharged from hospital on Sunday, using a wheelchair and nursing a bandaged leg, and has refused to co-operate with local authorities.
Bali Police Chief, Inspector General Daniel Adityajaya, confirmed on Wednesday that three Australians had been arrested in relation to the shooting – the suspected gunmen, and the individual who allegedly planned the attack.
‘One suspect was arrested at Soekarno-Hatta Airport while attempting to leave Indonesia. The other two had already left the country but were successfully brought back to Indonesia thanks to cooperation with Interpol,’ Mr Adityajaya said.
He said the suspects had changed vehicles multiple times in a desperate bid to flee Bali.
‘First, they used a motorbike, then switched to a white Toyota Fortuner, which was later found in the Tabanan area.
Zivan ‘Stipe’ Radmanovic (pictured with his wife Jazmyn Gourdeas) died at the scene after he was shot twice in the chest and once in the foot
‘After that, they changed vehicles again, this time to an XL7, and traveled to Surabaya.
‘They then attempted to leave the country via Soekarno-Hatta Airport. However, with the joint efforts of Metro Jaya Police and the National Police Crime Unit, we were able to prevent (one of them) from leaving Indonesia.’
Asked about the charges the suspects would likely face, Mr Adityajaya said: ‘They may be charged under Article 340 of the Criminal Code for premeditated murder, which carries a maximum sentence of the death penalty.’
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