Queensland surfer en-route home after being deported from Indonesia over drunken rampage - 9News

Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones has been formally deported from the country after apologising for the incident, which allegedly left a fisherman with serious injuries.

The 23-year-old will land in Melbourne on Sunday morning, before making his way back to the Sunshine Coast.

Australian Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones has been formally deported from the country after apologising for the incident, which allegedly left a fisherman with serious injuries. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

The Queensland man was detained on Simeulue Island, a surf resort, almost six weeks ago after police accused him of going on a drunk, naked and violent rampage in the country's ultra-conservative province of Aceh.

"Of course I'm pretty emotional, so I'm going to feel bad about it," Risby-Jones said while waiting for his flight to Melbourne.

He said the fisherman's relatives forgave him and told him that he was a part of their family now.

"I'm welcome to come back and even stay at their house whenever I want," he said.

The Noosa man detained by Indonesian authorities over a drunken rampage in April is on his way back to Australia. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

"So, that feeling of guilt is definitely much smaller that it was originally," he said.

That allowed him to avoid going to court and facing a possible charge of assault that could have landed him up to five years in prison.

The total payment was 300 million rupiah ($25,000). The fisherman underwent surgery in Banda Aceh, the provincial capital, for broken bones and an infection in his legs.

The 23-year-old will land in Melbourne on Sunday morning, before making his way back to the Sunshine Coast. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

"Risby-Jones is the first foreigner to successfully resolve a case through restorative justice in Aceh province," Marbawi said.

"He deeply regretted what happened and vowed to return to Indonesia for surfing."

After his release, Risby-Jones stayed at an immigration detention centre before departing for Melbourne on Saturday evening, Marbawi said.

Footage of his release on Tuesday showed Risby-Jones being escorted by officers to a bus after hugging and saying goodbye to several prison wardens.

Risby-Jones was released from prison on Tuesday after he went through a restorative justice process, apologised for the attack and agreed to pay compensation to the fisherman. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

"It's been a long time coming and I'm feeling amazing and super happy and grateful," he said.

"Everyone has been very nice and accommodated me well. Thank you."

Violent acts by foreigners are rare in Aceh, the only province in Muslim-majority Indonesia that practices Shariah, a concession made by the central government in 2001 as part of efforts to end a decades-long war for independence.

The sale and consumption of alcohol is forbidden in Aceh, and those found drunk have been caned in public.

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