A British man has been jailed in Bali for drug offences – and a cost that carried the demise penalty was dropped.
A court docket on the Indonesian island sentenced Thomas Parker, from Cumbria, to 10 months in jail on Tuesday.
He was spared the demise penalty after a cost that might carry the punishment was dropped.
Parker was arrested on 21 January at a villa close to the favored Bali vacationer spot, Kuta seaside.
Police mentioned Parker was “acting suspiciously” when he collected a package deal containing medicine from a bike taxi driver.
He allegedly discarded the package deal in a panic and fled the scene when approached by police.
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The 32-year-old was in a position to show that he didn’t order the package deal.
It was despatched by a drug supplier pal, recognized solely as Nicky, and Parker was instructed somebody would choose it up from him shortly afterwards.
The trial, which started on the Denpasar District Court docket final month, heard Parker initially refused to gather the package deal however was assured by Nicky that it was secure and wouldn’t put him in peril.
Indonesia has very strict drug legal guidelines and folks convicted of drug trafficking may be executed by a firing squad.
After police established the package deal was in a roundabout way linked to Parker, the preliminary cost of drug trafficking was diminished to the lesser offence of hiding info from authorities.
The prosecution had sought a year-long jail sentence for Parker, however judges diminished the time period because the electrician regretted his actions and had no earlier convictions.
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After the panel of three judges handed down the sentence, Parker mentioned he accepted the decision and wouldn’t be lodging an attraction.
“I really, really regret everything that has happened,” he mentioned. “I am sorry.”
Prosecutors have per week to simply accept or reject the sentence.
