Bali Nine boys 'decent human beings', says Mike Willesee
Reporter Mike Willesee says he believes condemned Bali Nine ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran stood out as role models in their Bali prison while on assignment there.
He says they have become ‘two decent human beings’.
Seven's Sunday Night returns this week with an intensely personal account of Willesee's time spent covering their story, including an exclusive interview with Sukumaran and video diary from Chan.
The report features previously unseen material from Willesee's assignment in Kerobokan prison, including an admission from Myuran that he could have traded information about his drug bosses in Australia to beat the death sentence but was rebuffed.
"These young Australians had come so far. Rehabilitated, reformed, call it what you like. For me, they’d become decent human beings." Willesee said in the interview.
Andrew Chan recently published a candid, heartfelt letter to his teenage self about what might have been, but Sunday Night will also reveal what’s believed to be the inmate's last personal video.
The video features Chan's response to the previous round of executions and, even days from his execution, his thoughts on the possibility of a second chance.
"I guess what runs through my head is how precious life really is," Chan tells the camera.
Watch the full story on Seven's Sunday Night at 7:00pm.
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