Everything we know about the Brits facing death row for alleged drug smuggling in Bali
They have been accused of bringing cocaine into Indonesia via packets of Angel Delight
Three British nationals are currently facing trial in Bali for smuggling nearly one kilogram of cocaine into Indonesia.
Jonathan Christopher Collyer and Lisa Ellen Stocker are being tried together at Denpasar District Court, whilst a third Brit, Phineas Ambrose Float, is being tried separately.
If the three are found guilty, they could all be facing the death penalty.
What are the trio alleged to have done?
Collyer and Stocker were arrested on 1st February after they were stopped at an airport x-ray machine. According to prosecutors, a customs officer found suspicious items in their luggage which were later confirmed to be nearly £272,000 worth of cocaine.
The cocaine was allegedly placed in sachets of Angel Delight, 1o in Collyer’s bag and seven in Stocker’s.
Float was arrested two days later as part of a sting operation in which police officers set up a controlled delivery of drugs. These were then handed to him by his fellow suspects.
According to prosecutor, I Made Dipa Umbara, the drugs were allegedly transported from the UK to Indonesia via Qatar.
Ponco Indriyo, the deputy director of the Bali Police Narcotics Unit, also alleged that the trio had brought drugs into Indonesia twice before.
Will they be executed in Bali if found guilty of drug smuggling?
Collyer and Stocker via Facebook
Those who have been convicted of drug smuggling in Bali have faced the death penalty before, and were executed by firing squad.
According to Sky News, there are currently around 530 people on death row in Indonesia, with 96 being foreigners. Most of these people are facing execution for drugs related crimes.
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One person facing the death penalty is Lindsay Sandiford, 69, from the UK, a convicted drug smuggler now residing in a Bali prison. She was found guilty over a decade ago of smuggling 3.8kg of cocaine into the Indonesian province.
She is currently on death row and is awaiting execution by firing squad. There have been several appeals made on her behalf, including one for a presidential pardon, but they have not been successful.
Collyer, Stocker, and Float’s trials have been adjourned until next week, when the panel of three judges will hear witness evidence.
Featured image via Facebook/Sussex Police
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