Bali drugs case: Lindsay Sandiford loses death sentence appeal

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BBC News - Bali drugs case: Lindsay Sandiford loses death sentence appeal

Sandiford, originally from Redcar in Teesside, had claimed she was coerced into carrying £1.6m ($2.5m) of cocaine found in the lining of her suitcase during a routine customs check at Bali's airport.

She has since raised more than £10,000 in public donations to fund her court costs.

Sandiford's case had been taken up by the British human rights charity Reprieve, which said she was targeted by drug traffickers who "exploited her vulnerability and made threats against her children"

 

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Bali has some of the toughest drug laws. I do not agree with the death sentence here, as there seems to me to be mitigating circumstances but I think the Balinese authorities want to make an example here.