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Bali court sentences Briton to death

An Indonesian court on Tuesday sentenced a 56-year-old British grandmother to death for smuggling cocaine into the resort island of Bali.

Briton Lindsay Sandiford (R) is pictured on January 7, 2013 arriving for a court hearing in Denpasar, Indonesia. An Indonesian court on Tuesday sentenced the 56-year-old Sandiford to death for smuggling cocaine into the resort island of Bali.

"We found Lindsay Sandiford convincingly and legally guilty for importing narcotics... and sentenced the defendant to death," judge Amser Simanjuntak told Denpasar district court.

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  • HVDS

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    Discussion 2 : 23 Jan 2013 at 03.382

    Stop! That punishment is harsh, and very, very cruel! (how can a woman know that this is the horrible secret of your country!) Let her live and let her go back home!

  • dao

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    Discussion 1 : 22 Jan 2013 at 14.161

    Its harsh but its no secret that is the punishment .

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