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Lindsay Sandiford loses Bali death sentence appeal Lindsay Sandiford loses Bali death sentence appeal
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Briton Lindsay Sandiford has lost her appeal against her death sentence in Bali for drug trafficking, a Bali High Court spokesman has said.Briton Lindsay Sandiford has lost her appeal against her death sentence in Bali for drug trafficking, a Bali High Court spokesman has said.
A court on the Indonesian island upheld the sentence handed down to Sandiford, 56, of Gloucestershire, in January. The court on the Indonesian island upheld the sentence handed down to the 56-year-old in January.
Sandiford says she was coerced into smuggling 4.8kg (10.6lb) of cocaine. Sandiford, of Gloucestershire, says she was coerced into smuggling 4.8kg (10.6lb) of cocaine.
She was arrested after a flight from Bangkok, Thailand, in May, and accused of being at the centre of a drugs ring involving three other Britons. She was arrested after a flight from Thailand in May 2012 and accused of being at the centre of a drugs ring.
Following her conviction, the prosecution recommended 15 years imprisonment but a panel of judges later sentenced Sandiford to death by firing squad.
Further appeals
The appeal judges ruled the original decision was "accurate and correct," the court spokesman said, adding that Sandiford would be informed of the decision as soon as possible.
The high court gave her 14 days to appeal to the Supreme Court starting from the day she is informed of the verdict. If the Supreme Court rejects her appeal, she can seek a judicial review of the decision from the same court. After that, only the president can grant her a reprieve.
Sandiford is originally from Redcar in Teesside but her last UK address was in Gloucestershire.
She was accused of being part of a drugs ring involving three other Britons. Julian Ponder, 43, from Brighton, was jailed for six years in January after being cleared of smuggling but convicted of possessing 23g of cocaine.
The two other Britons were also cleared of trafficking; one received a sentence of four years for possession and the other a one-year term for failing to report a crime.