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October 21, 2025
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Indonesia to repatriate British grandmother on death row: govt source

Indonesia to repatriate British grandmother on death row: govt source

Indonesia to repatriate British grandmother on death row: govt source..

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Indonesia is set to repatriate two British nationals, including a grandmother on death row for drug-related crimes, a government source confirmed. An agreement for the transfer of Lindsay Sandiford and Shahab Shahabadi will be signed, with the transfer expected to happen shortly thereafter.

  • Lindsay Sandiford, a grandmother, was sentenced to death in 2013 on the island of Bali for trafficking drugs.
  • Customs officers found $2.14 million worth of cocaine hidden in her suitcase upon arrival in Bali from Thailand in 2012.
  • Sandiford, originally from Redcar, England, admitted to the offenses but claimed a drug syndicate threatened to kill her son.
  • Shahab Shahabadi, 35, was arrested in 2014 on drug charges.
  • Indonesia has some of the world's toughest drug laws, with dozens of foreigners on death row for drug offenses.

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