DENPASAR: Indonesian prosecutors recommended a 15-year prison term yesterday for a British grandmother accused of trafficking in cocaine on the resort island of Bali.
Lindsay June Sandiford, 56, was arrested at Denpasar airport in May with 4.79 kilograms (10.6 pounds) of cocaine stashed in the lining of her suitcase.
She helped police net three Britons and an Indian in connection with the case.
Prosecutors recommended judges sentence her to 15 years after finding here “legitimately and convincingly guilty of committing a narcotics crime”, prosecutor Lie Putra Setiawan told the Denpasar district court.
The same court jailed Briton Rachel Dougall yesterday for 12 months for failing to report a crime.
On Wednesday the court sentenced Briton Paul Beales, 40, to four years for possession of 3.6 grams of hashish at his house, clearing him of more serious charges of drug trafficking and sale.
The fourth Briton, Julian Ponder, is on trial for trafficking and possession and his sentence recommendation is scheduled for January 3.
AFP
