Chilling new details emerge about how alleged Australian gangland hit carried out in Bali was 'meticulously planned'
New details about the alleged roles played by three men in an execution-style killing of an Australian in a Bali villa earlier this month have been put forward by police.
Zivan 'Stipe' Radmanovic, 35, and Sanar Ghanim, 34, were shot just after midnight on June 14 at a villa in Munggu, in Bali's south, in an attack believed to be linked to Melbourne 's feuding Middle Eastern crime syndicates.
Radmanovic was killed in the attack, while Ghanim was rushed to hospital before he was later discharged nursing a heavily bandaged leg.
Australians Midolmore Pasa Tupou, 27, Darcy Francesco Jenson, 27, and Mevlut Coskun, 22, were arrested and brought to Bali after a tense, five-day manhunt.
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Bali Police Chief Inspector General Daniel Adityajaya alleged the crime was 'well organised'.
'They have planned the act quite long. One of the perpetrators arrived in Bali in April 2025, the other arrived June 2025,' he said.
Police alleged all three of the suspects played key roles in the planning and execution of the alleged hit.
Jenson allegedly booked the villa where the murders occurred and supplied tools, including a hammer, and transportation for his co-accused.
Jenson also allegedly rented a white Toyota Fortuner and a Suzuki XL7 used during the operation and bought ferry tickets from Java to Bali.
He was allegedly photographed while renting the vehicles and purchasing a hammer used to break into the villa.
He is also accused of collecting the gunmen from Sidoarjo, East Java, and driving them to Jakarta after the murders to aid their escape abroad.
Police allege Coskun and Tupou were the shooters in the attack.
Tupou is accused of purchasing the firearm used in the shooting and disposing of a motorbike and other evidence.
Coskun is alleged to have purchased jackets worn during the crime and helped Tupou dispose of evidence.
Investigators are continuing to develop the investigation in order to gather strong evidence to determine further legal action, police said.
Inside the villa, forensic teams recovered extensive ballistic evidence.
They gathered two bullet fragments, six bullet casings, and 38 bullet shards in one room of the villa.
They also recovered nine bullet casings and 16 bullet shards from another and found a further three bullet casings and one bullet shard in the yard.
According to investigators, a hammer was used to break into the villa before the shooters opened fire in rooms one and three.
Police said forensic tests allegedly showed gunshot residue on the suspects and on items recovered from a white Toyota Fortuner found nearby, including gloves and a balaclava.
A black motorcycle believed to be linked to the crime was also seized, along with a related document.
Police confirmed the recovery of one handgun, two magazines with bullets, and an empty magazine found in a river about 700 metres from the villa, in a rice field area in Tabanan.
A black backpack with an 'Athlete' logo, 18 bullet casings, 27 live rounds, and a hammer with its purchase receipt were also found nearby.
CCTV footage was gathered from multiple locations, including the Sinar Harapan hardware store, Villa Casa 1, and the hotel where Jenson was allegedly seen checking out after the shooting.
Police claimed the men initially fled Bali using different vehicles and ferry routes before regrouping in East Java and travelling by bus to Jakarta.
Jenson was arrested at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta with the help of airport police.
Coskun and Tupou had already flown to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, but were later returned to Indonesia and taken into custody.
The suspects face charges under Article 340 of Indonesia's criminal code for premeditated murder, as well as charges for illegal firearm possession under emergency laws.
The maximum penalty for the charges is death.
'We are still working on finding the mastermind,' Chief Inspector General Adityajaya said.
'From our investigation, we found out that the crime [was] well organised.'
Police said the victim's body has been flown back to Australia.
The motive for the alleged hit is still under investigation.
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