The father of one of the Bali Nine has embarked on a concentrated effort to abolish the death penalty around the world.
Lee Rush yesterday launched a petition calling for the worldwide end to capital punishment.
Mr Rush’s 23-year-old son Scott is facing execution in Indonesia following his conviction for attempting to smuggle heroin out of the country.
Mr Rush says the next few weeks are extremely important as he aims to spread the message of ending the death penalty at events in Melbourne and Brisbane.
He said the death penalty was an extremely disturbing punishment that was mentally draining for prisoners and their families.
Imprisonment had taken a great toll on his son. “He’s not in good shape, waking each day or having to go to sleep at night thinking he’s likely to be executed,” he said.
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