Three British citizens, Jon Collyer, Lisa Stocker, and Phineas Float, arrested in Bali for allegedly attempting to smuggle cocaine worth £300,000, are now meeting with lawyers. If convicted, they could face 15-20 years in prison, or even the death penalty, in Indonesia. The severity of the Indonesian judicial system regarding drug offenses presents a bleak outlook for the trio, who were paraded before the media in handcuffs.
Three British nationals detained in Bali on drug smuggling charges have begun meeting with their legal team as they face the prospect of years in a foreign prison if convicted. Bali nese authorities have alleged Jon Collyer and Lisa Stocker, from Hastings, and Phineas Float, from St Leonards-on-Sea, attempted to traffic cocaine valued at roughly £300,000.
Speaking exclusively to BBC South East on Tuesday, their lawyer, Sheiny Pangkahila, said, if convicted, they could each face between 15-20 years in an Indonesian prison. There is also a chance they could receive the death penalty, with 90 foreigners currently on death row in Indonesia. Ms Pangkahila said she first met with the group on Friday and has further meetings planned because there are 'so many things with the investigators' in Bali. International criminal lawyer Anna Bradshaw, from Peters and Peters Solicitors, told the BBC the prospect of a short sentence in such cases is 'fairly remote'. Ms Bradshaw added that the chance of early release or parole in a foreign jurisdiction is 'very different' to in the UK. Mr Collyer, Ms Stocker and Mr Float, who were handcuffed and paraded in front of Indonesian media, will soon face the judicial process there - one of the most severe in the world when it comes to drugs.
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