French Drug Smuggler Sentenced To Death In Indonesia
Faizan Hashmi Published May 20, 2019 | 02:53 PM
Indonesia on Monday sentenced a French drug smuggler to death by firing squad, in a shock verdict after prosecutors had asked for a long prison term
Mataram, Indonesia, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th May, 2019 ) :Indonesia on Monday sentenced a French drug smuggler to death by firing squad, in a shock verdict after prosecutors had asked for a long prison term.
The three-judge panel in Lombok handed a capital sentence to Felix Dorfin, 35, who was arrested in September at the airport on the holiday island next to Bali, where foreigners are routinely charged with drugs offences.
Indonesia has some of the world's strictest drug laws -- including death for some traffickers.
It has executed foreigners in the past, including the masterminds of Australia's Bali Nine heroin gang.
While Dorfin was eligible for the death penalty, prosecutors instead asked for a 20-year jail term plus another year unless he paid a huge fine equivalent to about $700,000.
But Indonesian courts have been known to issue harsher-than-demanded punishments.
Dorfin was carrying a suitcase filled with about three kilograms (6.6 Pounds) of drugs including ecstasy and amphetamines when he was arrested.
"After finding Felix Dorfin legally and convincingly guilty of importing narcotics ... (he) is sentenced to the death penalty," presiding judge Isnurul Syamsul Arif told the court.
The judge cited Dorfin's involvement in an international drug syndicate and the amount of drugs in his possession as aggravating factors.
"The defendant's actions could potentially do damage to the younger generation," Arif added.
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