BALI, Indonesia – An Indonesian court has upheld the death sentence against a British woman convicted of smuggling $2.5 million worth of cocaine into to the resort island of Bali.
The Bali High Court spokesman announced Monday that the court rejected an appeal from 56-year-old Lindsay June Sandiford. She was convicted in January by a district court and sentenced to face a firing squad. The spokesman said the verdict was decided last week and that Sandiford has 14 days to appeal to the national Supreme Court.
Sandiford was arrested in May when 3.8 kilograms (8.4 pounds) of cocaine were discovered in her luggage at Bali's airport.
Four other defendants — three Britons and an Indian national — were sentenced to jail terms ranging from one to six years.
