UK grandmother appeals Bali death sentence

A BRITISH grandmother has filed an appeal against her death sentence by firing squad for smuggling cocaine to Bali.

Lindsay Sandiford, 56, officially submitted a statement to the prison saying she would file an appeal, Denpasar district court registrar Gede Ketut Rantam told AFP on Monday.

"She filed the statement on her own and so far she has not appointed a lawyer," he added.

In a copy of the statement seen by AFP, Sandiford said she was filing an appeal against the decision of the Denpasar district court on January 22, without giving other details.

A detainee at the Kerobokan prison in Denpasar said Sandiford "was stressed and always crying. We understand her feelings so we leave her alone. She sleeps on the mattress and spends her time knitting," said the female Indonesian prisoner, who shares a cell with her.

The appeals process in Indonesia typically takes several years to complete. The last resort is presidential clemency.

Authorities had claimed Sandiford was at the centre of a drugs ring, which had been described as "a huge international syndicate".

She was found guilty of carrying the cocaine into the country in a suitcase, on a flight from Bangkok, but argued that she was coerced and that her children had been threatened.

After Sandiford's arrest three other Britons were detained in connection with the same ring but two of them were cleared of trafficking charges and received light sentences.

A third, Julian Ponder, will be sentenced on Tuesday. He was also cleared of smuggling charges and now faces a lesser charge of drug possession, which is punishable by life imprisonment.

Prosecutors have recommended a seven-year sentence.

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