Aussies 'in limbo' over Peru death probe SIX young Australians wanted over the death of a hotel doorman in Peru appear to be running out of options. They're appealing the latest legal blow that would force them back to the South American country as prime suspects in a disturbing homicide case. But one member of the group, dubbed the "Peru Six," says they won't give up trying to give police statements from home - out of fear of not getting a fair trial in South America. "I'm not scared of facing the Peruvian court because we are innocent," says Jessica Vo in an ABC Radio interview. (But) we have no idea what our next steps are because we are in limbo. The group of friends, from Sydney and Melbourne, had been on holiday in January last year when they booked a hotel room in the Peruvian capital of Lima. Ms Vo, along with Hugh and Tom Hanlon, of Melbourne, and Sam Smith, Harrison Geier and Andrew Pilat, from Sydney, say they had little contact with the doorman before some of them heard a thud outside their hotel window. The hotel staffer, Lino Rodriguez Vilchez, was found dead on the pavement. Police initially ruled the death a suicide from jumping off a balcony, but the man's family launched a campaign to re-open the case. The man's brother, Wimber Rodriguez, is convinced the Australians had a confrontation with him and they threw him off the balcony. "The autopsy or the post-mortem shows that my brother was covered with bruises and marks all over the front and back, and on his head, and on the ribs and his upper torso," he told ABC TV. The group found out months later, after returning to Australia, that they were being investigated for murder and wanted for questioning. They've now launched a public campaign to clear their names with a Facebook page, titled "Completely wrongly accused," attracting more than 30,000 likes. The six of them have also done a round of interviews with the ABC and the Nine Network, but have so far declined other requests for comment. The public face of their campaign remains Ms Vo, a cancer survivor, who acts as their main spokesperson. "We are not the reason for his death and we would wish that they could have some closure so we could move on with our lives as well," Ms Vo told ABC Radio. Federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says he has met with some of the families of the six, but can't offer much in terms of public comments. A judge this week knocked back their request to provide statements to court from Australia and they face being added to Interpol's list of most-wanted fugitives if they don't return willingly. Their appeal of that decision has now been delayed by an industrial dispute among Lima's justice workers. But Australian legal experts warn that the group can be extradited quite easily once their appeals are exhausted. "All that the requesting country have to establish is the alleged offence constitutes an offence in both the requesting country and in Australia," says University of Melbourne law professor Tim McCormack. We're talking about homicide, either murder or manslaughter. He said authorities, however, may be persuaded to allow a video link to be set up and have the group's initial evidence provided under oath. "Whether the Peruvians allow that arrangement, I'm not sure," he said. Ms Vo says they've been told all the police want at this stage is their statements and she sees no reason why they can't do that from Australia. But their next steps are pretty uncertain - beyond trying to gain more public support. "I don't think I can predict anything," she says. Predictions don't seem to get us anywhere.