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Indonesia Jails Australian Drugs Smuggler to 18 Years
April 25, 2011

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langfordpeter
3:09pm Apr 25, 2011

"He committed a crime which could harm our young generation and it's against the government's campaign to eliminate drug use,"

Wish the same line of thought is used for corruption. Corruption destroys the whole country. But couple of years jail sentence is the norm.

ellar.ella
2:25pm Apr 25, 2011

Funny how there are only a few of the local drug dealers that are currently behind bars (not counting those that have been "arrested", and then released behind our backs after some bribery). Perhaps these Aussies need to learn a little about bribery and smooth-talking.

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Denpasar. An Australian man was sentenced to 18 years in jail by an Indonesian court on Monday for smuggling drugs into the resort island of Bali.

Michael Sacatides, 43, was arrested in October as he passed through customs after landing on an AirAsia flight from Bangkok with 1.7 kg of methamphetamine in his luggage at Bali International Airport.

"The defendant was proven guilty of drug smuggling and sentenced to 18 years," chief judge Sigit Sutanto told Denpasar district court.

"He never admitted that the drug belonged to him," the judge said referring to the reason why he was given two years higher than the prosecutors' recommendation of 16 years.

"He committed a crime which could harm our young generation and it's against the government's campaign to eliminate drug use," Sutanto added.

The boxing trainer from Sydney will join almost a dozen compatriots who are behind bars in Bali's Kerobokan jail on drug--related convictions.

Three Australians are currently on death row for a 2005 attempt to smuggle 8.3 kg of heroin into Australia from the tourist island.

Six other members of the so--called Bali Nine gang are serving long jail sentences.

Another Australian, Schapelle Corby, is serving a 20--year sentence in Bali for trafficking 4.1 kg of marijuana into Indonesia in 2005.



AFP