Indonesia to repatriate british grandmother on death row in drug case

British national Lindsay Sandiford, who was later sentenced to death in 2013 on the island of Bali. Photo by Sonny Tumbelaka / AFP Jakarta: Indonesia has signed an agreement on Tuesday to repatriate two british nationals, including a grandmother...

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Indonesia to repatriate British grandmother on death row

ndonesia will sign an agreement on Tuesday to repatriate two British nationals, including a grandmother languishing on death row for drug-related crimes, an Indonesian government source told AFP. "The practical arrangement will be signed today....

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Indonesia to repatriate British grandmother on death row: govt source

Indonesia will sign an agreement on Tuesday to repatriate two British nationals, including a grandmother, languishing on death row for drug-related crimes, an Indonesian government source told AFP. "The practical arrangement will be signed today....

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Indonesia to repatriate British grandmother Lindsay Sandiford from death row

The government source listed Sandiford as 68 years old, though public information showed her to be 69. The British Embassy in Jakarta directed all queries to the Indonesian Government. A press conference for the “release of two British nationals”...

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Myanmar military raids major cybercrime centre, detains over 2,000 people

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