Australian gets rehab, not death sentence, for Bali drug charge

Australian gets rehab, not death sentence, for Bali drug charge

BALI: An Australian accountant has been sentenced to 15 months of rehabilitation for drug offences on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali.

The court in Denpasar says Isaac Emmanuel Roberts' sentence, which includes time already served in prison, will be carried out at the Anargya Foundation, which specialises in drug and alcohol rehabilitation therapy.

The 35-year-old was arrested at the island's Ngurah Rai airport on Dec 4 after arriving from Bangkok with 14.3 grammes of crystal methamphetamine and 14 ecstasy tablets.

Indonesia has very strict drug laws and convicted traffickers can be executed by a firing squad.

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