![]() ![]() " was the one who caused harm to my husband and now he can't work to provide for our children's future," she said. They're eager to reach an agreement on compensation. Ms Saljuna says she and her husband are willing to forgive the Australian if they can reach a peaceful resolution. Negotiations stall between Australian's family and fisherman ![]() If Mr Risby-Jones is charged, it will likely be under the national criminal law, which means he could face up to five years' jail for assault. He also denied he was completely naked, because he was still wearing underwear.Īlcohol consumption and possession are completely banned in Aceh, which is the only province in Indonesia ruled by Islamic Sharia law. ![]() The 23-year-old also admitted to police that he had been drinking vodka at the resort, where he was on a surfing holiday, but insisted that it was only a "tiny amount". "Normally I'm a very nice guy," he said after his arrest. His infected foot has not responded to treatment, the bones have still not healed properly, and Mr Ron says painful nerve damage makes it impossible even to get out of bed. If the Risby-Jones family and his lawyer can reach an agreement with Mr Ron's family, police are prepared to release him from custody and deport him.īut the negotiations are now complicated by Mr Ron's condition, which appears to have worsened since he left hospital in the provincial capital, Banda Aceh, two weeks ago. The fisherman, Edi Ron, is still recovering from broken bones, 50 stitches and a serious infection in his right foot, after Mr Risby-Jones admitted to attacking him during the rampage late last month. Bodhi Risby-Jones's lawyer and family had hoped to strike a private deal that would see him released without charge, for attacking a fisherman on the island of Simeulue in the religiously conservative province of Aceh.īut the Queenslander and his parents have not reached an agreement on a demand from the victim's family to pay 600 million rupiah ($61,000) in compensation for injury, suffering and lost income. ![]()
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