INDONESIA: VIETNAMESE WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING

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.
Hanh’s lawyer Joko Purwanto, said his client would appeal the verdict.