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British Defendants Reappear in Bali Drug Trial as Death Penalty Looms

Denpasar judges have reconvened proceedings in the case against three East Sussex residents who face execution under Indonesia’s mandatory narcotics law.

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Overview

  • Proceedings resumed July 15 in Denpasar Central Court for Lisa Stocker, Jon Collyer and Phineas Float, who are accused of smuggling £300,000 of cocaine concealed in dessert packets.
  • If found guilty, the trio face a mandatory death sentence by firing squad under Indonesia’s 1997 Anti-Narcotics Law.
  • Earlier hearings tackled defense claims of framing and examined witness testimony, and judges are set to rule on the admissibility of key evidence.
  • Meanwhile, Lindsay Sandiford remains in Kerobokan Prison after 12 years on death row for a 2013 cocaine smuggling conviction, having exhausted all appeals.
  • Kerobokan, built for 300 inmates but holding over 1,400, illustrates severe overcrowding in Indonesia’s capital-punishment system.