Suspects in Bali murder all Australian, face death penalty: Police
Evidence seized from the suspects allegedly involved in the murder of an Australian man at a Bali villa on display during a press conference at the Badung district police station in Badung regency on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on June 18, 2025. PHOTO: AFP
DENPASAR, Indonesia - Three Australians were arrested in Indonesia over the murder of a male compatriot on the resort island of Bali and face the death penalty, police said June 18, after a days-long manhunt.
Authorities had been searching for several suspects over the shooting of Zivan Radmanovic, a 32-year-old Australian national, on June 14.
He was killed when two people burst into his villa in the tourist hub of Badung and at least one opened fire. A second man, 34-year-old Sanar Ghanim, was seriously wounded in the attack.
'Three suspects have been arrested along with several pieces of evidence allegedly used to carry out the shooting,' Bali police chief Daniel Adityajaya told reporters.
Bali Regional Police Chief Daniel Adityajaya speaks to journalists during a press conference at the Badung district police station in Badung regency on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on June 18, 2025.
PHOTO: AFP
He said the three suspects – all Australian men – were charged with multiple offences, including premeditated murder, which carries a maximum penalty of death, as well as murder and torture resulting in death.
Murder carries the maximum penalty of 15 years in prison, while torture resulting in death carries a potential seven-year jail term.
One of the suspects was detained while he was about to leave the international airport in the Indonesian capital Jakarta and flown back to Bali, in cooperation with immigration and national police officials, he said.
'The other two already fled and were successfully returned because of the coordination between Interpol countries in the South-east Asia region,' he added, without specifying the countries involved.
Evidence seized from the suspects allegedly involved in the murder of an Australian man at a Bali villa on display during a press conference at the Badung district police station in Badung regency on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on June 18, 2025.
PHOTO: AFP
He did not disclose the alleged role of the third suspect, despite the search initially focusing on two suspects.
Bali police also showed on June 18 several pieces of evidence to the media including a hammer, several pieces of clothing, and bullet casings.
Witnesses, including Radmanovic's wife, said the perpetrators who fled the scene after the attack were speaking in English with a thick Australian accent, according to a local police statement.
Evidence seized from the suspects allegedly involved in the murder of an Australian man at a Bali villa on display during a press conference at the Badung district police station in Badung regency on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on June 18, 2025.
PHOTO: AFP
The Australian embassy in Jakarta directed questions to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, which did not immediately respond to an AFP comment request.
Gun crime on the island of Bali and wider Indonesia is rare, and the archipelago nation has strict laws for illegal gun possession. AFP
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