Australian govt helping Bali drugs jail woman

The Australian government today offered to send two senior lawyers to help the appeal of an Australian woman who was convicted of drug smuggling on the Indonesian island of Bali and sentenced to 20 years.

Australian govt helping Bali drugs jail woman
Fri, 27 May, 2005 - 09:26
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The Australian government today offered to send two senior lawyers to help the appeal of an Australian woman who was convicted of drug smuggling on the Indonesian island of Bali and sentenced to 20 years.

Foreign Minister Alexander Downer also said Canberra will soon launch formal negotiations with Jakarta on a prisoner transfer pact.

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