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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. |
| The court on the Indonesian island upheld the sentence handed down to the 56-year-old in January. | The court on the Indonesian island upheld the sentence handed down to the 56-year-old in January. |
| Sandiford, of Gloucestershire, 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 Thailand in May 2012 and accused of being at the centre of a drugs ring. | 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. | Following her conviction, the prosecution recommended 15 years imprisonment but a panel of judges later sentenced Sandiford to death by firing squad. |
| Further appeals | 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 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. | |
| As part of her appeal, the UK government lodged a statement saying it was opposed to the death penalty. The Foreign Office also said allegations of her mistreatment had been raised with the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. | |
| At the end of January, Sandiford lost a legal bid in the UK to get the British government to fund a lawyer for her appeal in Bali. | |
| It had been said she was urgently in need of funding to pay for an "an adequate lawyer" because her family had exhausted all their available resources. | |
| But the Foreign Office's policy of not providing legal representation to British nationals overseas was backed by judges. | |
| Her case has been taken up by the British human rights charity, Reprieve, which said Sandiford was "targeted by drug traffickers who exploited her vulnerability and made threats against her children". | |
| Sandiford is originally from Redcar in Teesside but her last UK address was in Gloucestershire. She was arrested after a flight from Bangkok and was accused of being part of a drugs ring involving three other Britons. | |
| One of the 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. | 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. |