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NZ woman sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for drug possession
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Guilty: A New Zealand citizen, Myra Lynna Williams, 27, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for drug possession in a hearing at the Denpasar District Court on April 13. (JP/Ni Komang Erviani)
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he Denpasar District Court on Thursday sentenced a New Zealand citizen, Myra Lynna Williams, 27, to two-and-a-half years in prison for drug possession. The sentence was lighter than what was demanded by prosecutors, who sought a three-year prison sentence for her.
The court’s judge panel, presided by Ni Made Purnami, stated in their verdict that the defendant was guilty of violating Article 127 of Law No. 35/2009 on Narcotics.
“[We] find the defendant Myra Lynna Williams as legally and convincingly guilty of abusing drugs,” the judge said.
Purnami said that in making the verdict, the judge had considered several factors. “The defendant’s act has caused restlessness and is against the Indonesian government’s policy on drug eradication,” she said.
The judge said she gave a lighter sentence than what was demanded by prosecutors as Williams admitted to being guilty and expressed remorse for what she had done.
Williams was arrested upon arrival at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport from Melbourne, Australia, on Air Asia XT-803 on Aug. 31, 2016, by a joint team comprising personnel of the Customs and Excise Agency, the Immigration Office and other airport authorities during a security check, in which they found 0.43 grams of crystal methamphetamine, locally known as sabu-sabu, on her. (ebf)
