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Indonesian police have arrested three Australian men on suspicion of murder over the fatal shooting of another Australian on the resort island of Bali.
Zivan Radmanovic — a 32-year-old from Melbourne — was killed just after midnight local time (6 pm CET) on 13 June at a villa near Munggu Beach in Bali’s Badung district, local authorities said.
A second man — 34-year-old Sanar Ghanim from Melbourne — was left seriously injured in the attack.
“Three suspects have been arrested along with several pieces of evidence allegedly used to carry out the shooting,” Bali police chief Daniel Adityajaya told reporters.
“The three suspects are Australian men and they are now being held and questioned for further investigation,” he said.
Police had initially detained two suspects, but further investigation led them to arrest a third man who helped to organise the shooting, Adityajaya said.
Two of the men were arrested late on Tuesday in Singapore and at Jakarta’s Soekarno Hatta International Airport, while trying to flee. Indonesian police did not say where the third suspect was apprehended.
The men face various charges — including murder and firearm offences — that could carry up to a life sentence or the death penalty if found guilty, according to Adityajaya.
Witnesses at the villa where the shooting occurred told investigators that two gunmen arrived on a scooter around midnight.
Radmanovic was shot in a bathroom of his room, where 17 bullet casings and two intact bullets were found, according to the authorities.
His wife Gourdeas Jazmyn told police that she suddenly woke up when she heard her husband screaming. She said she hid under a blanket when she heard multiple gunshots.
She later found her husband’s body and saw the injured Ghanim, whose wife also testified to seeing the attackers, the police said.
Adityajaya said police are still investigating the motive and how the suspects would have obtained a weapon, as firearm ownership and use are heavily regulated in Indonesia.
“We are still investigating the possibility of other suspects,” he said.
Additional sources • AP
