Father of Bali Nine member clashes with reporters outside Brisbane home
The father of a Bali Nine member clashed with media outside of his Brisbane home this morning.
Lee Rush, the father of Scott Rush, was caught on video seemingly hitting a reporter with his recycling bin while being asked questions about his son's return.
Bali Nine members Scott Rush, Matthew Norman, Martin Stephens, Michael Czugaj and Si Yi Chen are still in Darwin undergoing checks and support services in Howard Springs, after they finally returned back to Australia on Sunday.
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Lee Rush, father of Scott Rush, clashes with reporters outside brisbane home. Nine
Rush was one of nine arrested and convicted of trying to smuggle 8.3 kilograms of heroin from Bali, Indonesia to Australia in 2005.
Andrew Chan, Myuran Sukumaran, Si Yi Chen, Michael Czugaj, Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen, Matthew Norman, Scott Rush, Martin Stephens and Renae Lawrence have since been known as the Bali Nine.
Two convicted ringleaders of the Bali Nine, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, were executed by a firing squad in 2015, causing a diplomatic furore.
Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen died from cancer in prison.
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Rush was one of nine arrested and convicted of trying to smuggle 8.3 kilograms of heroin from Bali to Australia in 2005. Nine
Renae Lawrence, the only woman in the group, was released and returned to Australia in 2018.
The final five had been serving life sentences without the possibility of parole until Prime Minister Anthony Albanese came to an agreement with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.
The remaining five are expected to return to their families within the next few days.
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