Muslim countries, stupid grannies, death sentences and 2.5 M worth of cocaine

British women, IMO, are either the most naive or they have some special kind of  uncontrollable hots for Muslim men that makes them take holidays in those hellholes hoping they will get to shag  an allahu akbar or two.  Furthermore,  these dimwits think that "shariah" is just a word in the arabic lingo and that the legal system in Muslim countries is just like the "slap on the wrist" kind of justice meted out to wrongdoers  in the West.

Firdia Lisnawati at AP via NationalPost:
An Indonesian court sentenced a British grandmother to death on Tuesday for smuggling cocaine worth $2.5 million in her suitcase onto the resort island of Bali — even though prosecutors had sought only a 15-year sentence.

Lindsay June Sandiford, 56, wept when judges handed down the sentence and declined to speak to reporters on her way back to prison, covering her face with a floral scarf. She had claimed in court that she was forced to take the drugs into the country by a gang that was threatening to hurt her children.

Indonesia, like many Asian countries, is very strict on drug crimes, and most of the more than 40 foreigners on its death row were convicted of drug charges.
Sandiford’s lawyer said she would appeal, a process that can take several years. Condemned criminals face a firing squad in Indonesia, which has not carried out an execution since 2008, when 10 people were put to death.



A verdict is expected in the trial of Sandiford’s alleged accomplice, Briton Julian Anthony Pounder, next Tuesday. He is accused of receiving the drugs in Bali, which has a busy bar and nightclub scene where party drugs such as cocaine and Ecstasy are bought and sold between foreigners. Two other British citizens and an Indian have already been convicted and sentenced to prison in connection with the bust.
In London, British Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire told lawmakers Wednesday that the government strongly opposes Sandiford’s sentence.
“We strongly object to the death penalty and continue to provide consular assistance to Lindsay and her family during this difficult time,” he said....
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......Indonesia has 114 prisoners on death row, according to a March 2012 study by Australia’s Lowy Institute for International Policy. Five foreigners have been executed since 1998, all for drug crimes, according to the institute......