The British grandmother on Indonesian death row has nothing much but an appeal standing between her and the firing squad.
Lindsay Sandiford got the death penalty in 2013 for trafficking 4.8 kilograms of cocain into Bali.
The 58-year old’s legal team, including New Zealander Craig Tuck (who has also been active on the Antony de Malmanche defense team) is setting to apply for supreme court judicial review known as a PK, reports the AAP.
The granny drug mule’s case has proven to be quite controversial since prosecutors didn’t push the death penalty for the three British nationals the drugs were destined for, considering Sandiford’s role in cooperating with police to make arrests, according to the AAP.
However, President Joko Widodo has made it crystal clear that he’s not going light on drug offenders and says he’ll offer no clemency for drug death row inmates.
In addition to lodging a PK, Sandiford’s lawyers will also challenge the British government for refusing to financially back Sandiford’s legal battle.
“It is an appalling prospect to think there is a firing squad waiting if this last appeal does not succeed,” Tuck said, as quoted by AAP.
“This is a very difficult time and all I ask is that my case be fully and properly presented in the Supreme Court of Indonesia. I just ask for a fair go, nothing more,” Sandiford said in a statement, as quoted by AAP.
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