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| A British woman has been sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking. | A British woman has been sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking. |
| Lindsay Sandiford, originally from Redcar in Teesside, was arrested in May after police in Bali said they found 10.6lbs (4.8kg) of cocaine in the lining of her suitcase. | |
| A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said: "We can confirm that a British national is facing the death penalty in Indonesia. We remain in close contact with that national and continue to provide consular assistance. | |
| "The UK remains strongly opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances." | "The UK remains strongly opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances." |
| Sandiford, 56, was sentenced after being found guilty of violating the country's strict drug laws by the Denpasar district court on Friday. | Sandiford, 56, was sentenced after being found guilty of violating the country's strict drug laws by the Denpasar district court on Friday. |
| The panel of judges headed by Amser Simanjuntak concluded that Sandiford had damaged the image of Bali as a tourism destination and weakened the government's drug programme. | |
| The cocaine she smuggled was worth around $2.5m (£1.58m), Associated Press reported. | The cocaine she smuggled was worth around $2.5m (£1.58m), Associated Press reported. |
| During the trial last month, prosecutors had recommended a 15-year prison term and not pursued the maximum penalty for drug trafficking, which is death. | |
| Sandiford previously told the court she became involved only because "the lives of my children were in danger". | Sandiford previously told the court she became involved only because "the lives of my children were in danger". |
| In her witness statement, she said: "I would like to begin by apologising to the Republic of Indonesia and the Indonesian people for my involvement. I would never have become involved in something like this but the lives of my children were in danger and I felt I had to protect them." | In her witness statement, she said: "I would like to begin by apologising to the Republic of Indonesia and the Indonesian people for my involvement. I would never have become involved in something like this but the lives of my children were in danger and I felt I had to protect them." |
| During the trial, Sandiford's lawyer read out a statement from her son, which said: "I love my mother very much and have a very close relationship with her. I know that she would do anything to protect me. I cannot imagine what I would do if she was sentenced to death in relation to these charges." | During the trial, Sandiford's lawyer read out a statement from her son, which said: "I love my mother very much and have a very close relationship with her. I know that she would do anything to protect me. I cannot imagine what I would do if she was sentenced to death in relation to these charges." |