A court in Bali has sentenced three Australian men to prison terms of up to 16 years for the fatal shooting of a fellow Australian, Zivan Radmanovic, in June 2025. The 32-year-old from Melbourne was killed during a violent incident that also left another man injured.
Mevlut Coskun, 22, and Paea I Middlemore Tupou, 27, each received 16-year sentences, while Darcy Jenson, 24, was sentenced to 12 years. Prosecutors had sought 18 years for Coskun and Tupou, and 17 years for Jenson. The court accepted that the men acted for a promised payment, but noted they had no prior criminal records and cooperated with authorities.
Radmanovic was in Bali celebrating his wife's birthday when he was shot three times and subjected to blunt-force trauma. A second man, Sanar Ghanim, 34, was also shot and beaten but survived. The defendants claimed they were hired by an unidentified Australian man, referred to as 'Mr X', to intimidate Ghanim over a debt.
Jenson was arrested at Jakarta airport while attempting to leave Indonesia. Coskun and Tupou were apprehended in Singapore and Cambodia with Interpol's assistance. During the trial, the men refused to identify the alleged mastermind, citing fears for their families' safety.
Presiding judge Wayan Suarta stated that while the defendants caused deep trauma to the victims' families, the sentences were not intended as revenge but as a preventive measure. He noted their youth and potential for rehabilitation.
