british grandmother loses death sentence appeal the AA grumpy column

the grumps · Post by **the grumps** » Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:52 pm

good evening and welcome to another late night edition of the AA grumpy column.

yes its that column thats about as welcome as a dose of gandi,s revenge

( oh you mean the shits ED) yes thank you we dont need that here this is a respectable column.

any on to tonights offering from that other rag and not the daily mail or mirror you think i read.

A BRITISH grandmother has lost an appeal against her death sentence in Bali for drug trafficking.

Lindsay , 56, had been sentenced to death by firing squad after being convicted of smuggling £1.6 million worth of cocaine into the Indonesian island.

Sandiford, who claims she was coerced into smuggling the class A drug, was arrested after a flight from Thailand in May 2012 and accused of being at the centre of a drugs ring.

Following her conviction, the prosecution recommended 15 years imprisonment but a panel of judges later sentenced Sandiford to death by firing squad.

The Foreign Office, which has repeatedly made representations to the Indonesian government about the case, today expressed its disappointment in the ruling.

It was announced today that a court in Bali last week upheld the death sentence against Sandiford, from Cheltenham, Glos, after she lodged an appeal against the decision.

A Foreign Office spokesman said: “We are disappointed to hear that Lindsay Sandiford’s appeal has been refused by the High Court in Bail.

“The UK strongly opposes the death penalty and has repeatedly made representations to the Indonesian government on this matter.

“We will continue to provide consular assistance at this difficult time.

Sandiford was arrested last May when 3.8kg of cocaine were discovered in her luggage at Bali’s airport.

The Foreign Office has said it will 'continue to provide consular assistance'

She previously told the court that she only became involved in the smuggling because “the lives of my children were in danger.

Four other defendants, including three Britons and an Indian national, were sentenced to jail terms ranging from one to six years.

Sandiford, originally from Redcar, Teesside, has 14 days to appeal to the national Supreme Court.

Read more: British grandmother Lindsay Sandiford loses appeal against drug smuggling death sentence | The Sun |News

AAG

harsh or not ?

it was £1.6 million quids worth of coke and thats a lot of snow.

personally she took the chance and got caught so she will now get what is coming to her under tough indonesian laws so i have no personal sympathy for her plight she brought this on herself.

no doubt the hand wringing do gooders will bleat this is wrong but if you play with fire you,ll get your fingers burnt

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:52 pm

Týr · Post by **Týr** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 6:30 am

the grumps;1423952 wrote: no doubt the hand wringing do gooders will bleat this is wrong
Your "no doubt" seems mistaken - maybe you assume it but I don't think it's accurate. I've certainly not bleated any such thing, for example.

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:53 am

What is a do-gooder ? Is that someone who does good ? Is that a bad thing ?

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 1:26 pm

Snowfire;1424044 wrote: What is a do-gooder ? Is that someone who does good ? Is that a bad thing ? I think It's defined as the loony left liberal lilly livered back benchers.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 1:26 pm

Try saying that when you're pissed.

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 1:46 pm

A back bender ?

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 2:07 pm

Snowfire;1424057 wrote: A back bender ? Or a bendy backer

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:49 pm

Lindsay Sandiford: Drug smuggling British grandmother loses appeal against Government after it refused to fund her legal challenge against Indonesian death sentence | Mail Online