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08/04/2013
Sandiford Loses Death Sentence Appeal
Lindsay Sandiford has lost an appeal against her death sentence in Bali.
The 56-year-old Briton was convicted of drug trafficking last year.
A Bali High Court spokesman confirmed the court on the Indonesian island upheld the sentence handed down to Ms Sandiford in January.
Sandiford was arrested after a flight from Bangkok in May and was accused of being at the centre of a drugs ring involving three other Britons. She has insisted she was coerced into smuggling 4.8kg of cocaine.
Following her trial, the prosecutor recommended 15 years imprisonment, but a panel of judges later sentenced Sandiford to death by firing squad.
The spokesman added that the accused would be informed of the decision as soon as possible. The high court gave her 14 days to appeal to the Supreme Court starting from the day she is informed of the verdict.
If the Supreme Court rejects her appeal, she can seek a judicial review of the decision from the same court. After that, only the president can grant her a pardon.
Alongside Sandiford, three other Britons were arrested as part of a drugs trafficking ring.
Julian Ponder, 43, from Brighton was jailed for six years in January after being cleared of smuggling but convicted of possessing 23g of cocaine.
The two other Britons were also cleared of trafficking; one received a sentence of four years for possession and the other a one-year term for failing to report a crime.
(JP)
The 56-year-old Briton was convicted of drug trafficking last year.
A Bali High Court spokesman confirmed the court on the Indonesian island upheld the sentence handed down to Ms Sandiford in January.
Sandiford was arrested after a flight from Bangkok in May and was accused of being at the centre of a drugs ring involving three other Britons. She has insisted she was coerced into smuggling 4.8kg of cocaine.
Following her trial, the prosecutor recommended 15 years imprisonment, but a panel of judges later sentenced Sandiford to death by firing squad.
The spokesman added that the accused would be informed of the decision as soon as possible. The high court gave her 14 days to appeal to the Supreme Court starting from the day she is informed of the verdict.
If the Supreme Court rejects her appeal, she can seek a judicial review of the decision from the same court. After that, only the president can grant her a pardon.
Alongside Sandiford, three other Britons were arrested as part of a drugs trafficking ring.
Julian Ponder, 43, from Brighton was jailed for six years in January after being cleared of smuggling but convicted of possessing 23g of cocaine.
The two other Britons were also cleared of trafficking; one received a sentence of four years for possession and the other a one-year term for failing to report a crime.
(JP)
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