INDONESIA: VIETNAMESE WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
November 22, 2011: Presiding Judge Bambang Eka Putra of the Boyolali District Court in Indonesia sentenced Vietnamese woman Tran Thibich Hanh to death for attempting to smuggle more than a kilogram of crystal methamphetamine into Indonesia from Malaysia on June 19.
Hanhâs lawyer Joko Purwanto, said his client would appeal the verdict. (Sources: Jakarta Globe, 22/11/2011)
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