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A British woman will be spared execution in Indonesia for drug smuggling as she and another Briton serving a life sentence are repatriated under a deal signed between the two countries on Tuesday.
lindsay sandiford68, has been imprisoned Bali since 2012. He was arrested at the resort island’s airport after authorities found 3.8 kilograms (8.4 lb) of cocaine worth $2.5 million hidden in the lining of his suitcase. During the trial, she said she was forced to carry drugs by a gang that threatened her children.
He was sentenced to death by firing squad and this was upheld by Indonesia’s highest court in 2013.
Another prisoner, Shahab Shahabadi, 35, has been serving a life sentence since 2014. jakarta As a result of an investigation into an international drug trafficking network. He first sent 30 kilograms (15 pounds) of methamphetamine powder in several shipments from Iran to his partner for distribution in Jakarta, before finally arriving in Jakarta himself, prosecutors said.
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs said, “Both are experiencing problems. The first is ill and has been examined by a doctor from the British Consulate in Bali. She is seriously ill and is 68 years old.” Yvette CooperHe signed the repatriation agreement with Indonesia’s senior law minister Yusril Ihja Mahendra.
Mahendra said the transfer of prisoners would take place after both countries complete the technical and administrative steps.
Under the administration of President Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia has repatriated many foreign prisoners under bilateral agreements with each of its countries. They included a Filipino man who faced the death penalty for drug charges and five Australians found guilty of heroin trafficking.
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime says Indonesia is a major hub for drug trafficking, despite having some of the strictest drug laws in the world, as international drug syndicates target its young population.
Data from the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections last month showed there were about 530 people on death row in Indonesia, mostly for drug-related crimes, including about 100 foreigners. The last time Indonesia executed a citizen and three foreigners was in July 2016.