Thai drug smugglers spared from death penalty in Bali

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The district court in Bali's capital Denpasar says the two Thai women – a janitor and an operator of a motorcycle rental shop in Thailand – had shown remorse for their crimes and deserved leniency.

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NO DEATH.This picture taken on February 26, 2020 shows Kasarin Khamkhao and Sanicha Maneetes of Thailand attend their trial at a Denpasar court on Indonesia's resort island of Bali. Photo by Tut Parwata/AFP

The district court in Bali's capital Denpasar said Kasarin Khamkhao and Sanicha Maneetes – a janitor and an operator of a motorcycle rental shop in Thailand – had shown remorse for their crimes and deserved leniency. Muslim-majority Indonesia has some of the world's toughest drug laws, including the death penalty for traffickers.

Prosecutors, who had demanded a 19-year jail term, said Wednesday, February 26, they may appeal against the lighter-than-requested sentences.

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