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Judi Lynn (76,488 posts)View profileBritish grandmother’s death sentence for cocaine smuggling upheld by Indonesian courtSource: Associated PressBritish grandmother’s death sentence for cocaine smuggling upheld by Indonesian courtBy: The Associated Press, Published on Mon Apr 08 2013BALI, INDONESIA—An Indonesian court upheld the death sentence against a British woman convicted of smuggling $2.5 million worth of cocaine into the resort island of Bali, a court official said Monday.The Bali High Court rejected an appeal from Lindsay June Sandiford, 56, who was convicted in January by a district court and sentenced to face a firing squad, said court spokesman Makkasau. The decision on her appeal came last week, and Sandiford has 14 days to appeal to the national Supreme Court, said Makkasau, who uses only one name like many Indonesians.UK grandmother to face firing squadSandiford was arrested last May when 3.8 kilograms (8.4 pounds) of cocaine was discovered stuffed inside the lining of her luggage at Bali's airport. During the trial, she said she was forced to carry the drugs by a gang that threatened to hurt her children.Prosecutors had sought 15 years in prison for Sandiford, but the court surprised many by issuing the death sentence.Read more: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/04/08/indonesia_court_upholds_death_sentence_for_british_grandmother_convicted_of_smuggling_cocaine.html
brooklynite (12,410 posts)1. Not surprisingView profileEast Asian countries (including Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia) have had a well known zero-tolerance policy on drug trafficking for decades.
Many people die from the drug gangs trafficking coke, so the death penalty for a smuggler is justified, imo.
Hmmm... Wondering how effective this is in eliminating illegal drug use? I'm sick of dopers and the pansy sentancing they get.
This is how Indonesia carries out its death penalty:QuoteThe death penalty is carried out in Indonesia by firing squad, normally in the middle of the night in a remote place, illuminated by flood lights. The public are not allowed to witness executions.Members of the police force’s elite Brimob paramilitary brigade make up firing squads. They consist of 12 armed soldiers however only three of them actually have live rounds in their weapons – the rest have blanks. Nobody knows who has the live rounds and who has the blanks. This is to ease the conscience of the firing squad and so that no-one knows who fired the killer shot.The condemned person is tied to a wooden cross or post and the spot of their heart is illuminated on a vest they wear to guide the firing squad. The prisoner can elect to wear a hood or not and can have a religious person present until the last moments.113 people were sentenced to death in Indonesia in 2012. (This study says 114 are on death row.)1At least 8 will be executed in 2013. 40 of those on death row are foreigners 5 foreigners have been executed for drugs.). Some inmates have taken 7 minutes to die after being shot. They lay there screaming in pain, according to witnesses. [More..]
The death penalty is carried out in Indonesia by firing squad, normally in the middle of the night in a remote place, illuminated by flood lights. The public are not allowed to witness executions.Members of the police force’s elite Brimob paramilitary brigade make up firing squads. They consist of 12 armed soldiers however only three of them actually have live rounds in their weapons – the rest have blanks. Nobody knows who has the live rounds and who has the blanks. This is to ease the conscience of the firing squad and so that no-one knows who fired the killer shot.The condemned person is tied to a wooden cross or post and the spot of their heart is illuminated on a vest they wear to guide the firing squad. The prisoner can elect to wear a hood or not and can have a religious person present until the last moments.
