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A British granny who was facing death penalty for drug trafficking crimes May has been freed from one of Indonesia’s most notorious prisons.
Lindsay Sandiford, 69, could be free to return home with Shahab Shahabadi, 35, on Tuesday. Indonesian government The source told AFP That an agreement has been reached with the UK government.
“The practical arrangements will be signed today. The transfer will take place immediately after the technical aspects of the transfer are agreed upon,” the source said.
sandiford sentenced Death In 2013 when customs officers found him with an estimated £1.58 million in a hidden compartment of his suitcase.
Grandma constantly claimed she was a mule in the small island of Indonesia Bali to save his sons drugs Gang.
Indonesia has some of the strictest drug laws in the world, with many foreign nationals facing the death penalty for drug offenses for years.
When the grandmother arrived in Bali from Thailand in 2012, customs officers found cocaine worth an estimated £1.58 million hidden in her suitcase.
Shahabadi, meanwhile, was arrested on drug charges in 2014 and is serving a life sentence.
A statement from the Ministry of Justice, Human Rights, Immigration and Reform Coordination confirmed that a press conference was scheduled for Tuesday to announce “the release of the two British citizens.”
Sandiford admitted to carrying the drugs but claimed it was because a syndicate had threatened to kill his son.
Teesside grandmother detained prison demolitionOne of Indonesia’s most notorious prisons, holding approximately 1,000 more prisoners than the original 357 prisons when it was built in 1979.
ABC News A 2017 report from inside Kerobokan said that about 80 percent of its prisoners were on drug charges.
Kerobokan has seen several riots in the last decade alone, some of which have been deadly.
the new York Times The report states that wealthy inmates are bribed into giving drugs to staff and even allowing them to travel.
While the prison is high security, there have been incidents of breakouts. It is noteworthy that in 2017, four foreign prisoners escaped from the open courtyard by digging a 50 feet tunnel under the prison walls.
1999 saw another major incident at the prison when prisoners set fire to their mattresses and attacked guards trying to control the fire. About 300 prisoners escaped.
At the time of Sandiford’s arrest, there were 90 prisoners awaiting execution at Kerobokan.
Indonesia’s strict laws regarding drug trafficking have caused international tension with other countries.
Jakarta notably faced a diplomatic crisis in 2015 when two Australians convicted as part of a heroin trafficking ring were executed by firing squad.
Sandiford repeatedly insisted that she was manipulated and used as a mule to carry the cocaine as a means of protecting her 22- and 24-year-old sons.
He appealed to have his sentence reduced but it was rejected, which often happens in drug appeal cases in Indonesia.