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19 years sought for Iranian drug smugglers

TANGERANG: Prosecutors demanded 19 years’ imprisonment for each of three Iranians who have been accused smuggling drugs from Malaysia into Indonesia in October

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Tangerang
Thu, June 24, 2010 Published on Jun. 24, 2010 Published on 2010-06-24T10:59:20+07:00

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19 years sought for Iranian drug smugglers

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ANGERANG: Prosecutors demanded 19 years’ imprisonment for each of three Iranians who have been accused smuggling drugs from Malaysia into Indonesia in October.

Prosecutor Riyadi said the defendants Muhamad Reza Nezafat, 24, Mahnaz Sadar Kaheh, 34, and Shazdeh Moradiojagh, 30, were guilty of smuggling the drug into the country and therefore must stay for 19 years in prison.

The defendants were charged with violating Article 113 of the 2009 Law on Drugs. The Article carries a maximum penalty of death.

Nezafat and Kaheh are textile traders. The couple are engaged and planned to get married in the near future. Shazdeh is a housewife.

The defendants flew from Malaysia and arrived at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Oct. 19 with on Malaysian Airlines flight MH-721. — JP

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