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Australian men guilty after taking 'black flight' to flee country

ABC Australia · Jun 2, 2026, 6:46 PM

Key takeaways

  • Alleged Sydney fugitives Zulfukar Aljubouri (right) and Duong Tan Le (middle) were found guilty of entering Indonesia without a valid visa.
  • Three Australian men have been found guilty by a District Court in Merauke after taking a "black flight" into Indonesia's South Papua province.
  • Two of the defendants, who ran a tobacco company together, allege they were fleeing Australia after being threatened.

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Alleged Sydney fugitives Zulfukar Aljubouri (right) and Duong Tan Le (middle) were found guilty of entering Indonesia without a valid visa. (ABC News)

Three Australian men have been found guilty by a District Court in Merauke after taking a "black flight" into Indonesia's South Papua province.

Two of the defendants, who ran a tobacco company together, allege they were fleeing Australia after being threatened.

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