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Lindsay Sandiford accuses UK of condoning death penalty Lindsay Sandiford accuses UK of condoning death penalty
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The British woman facing death by firing squad for drug smuggling in Bali has said the UK government is doing "very little" to support her.The British woman facing death by firing squad for drug smuggling in Bali has said the UK government is doing "very little" to support her.
Lindsay Sandiford lost an appeal over the UK government's refusal to fund her appeal against her death sentence.Lindsay Sandiford lost an appeal over the UK government's refusal to fund her appeal against her death sentence.
She told the BBC the government's lack of help was "tantamount to condoning the death penalty".She told the BBC the government's lack of help was "tantamount to condoning the death penalty".
Sandiford, 56, has insisted she is innocent saying she was blackmailed into smuggling cocaine last May. Sandiford, 56, has insisted she is innocent, saying she was blackmailed into smuggling cocaine last May.
She was convicted in January and sentenced to death after the judge rejected the prosecution's recommendation of a 15-year prison sentence.She was convicted in January and sentenced to death after the judge rejected the prosecution's recommendation of a 15-year prison sentence.
Her lawyers say she needs about £8,000 for her next appeal in Indonesia and she has been trying to raise the money after the UK's refusal to help.Her lawyers say she needs about £8,000 for her next appeal in Indonesia and she has been trying to raise the money after the UK's refusal to help.
'Desperate plight''Desperate plight'
In a written interview with BBC Radio 5Live, she answered two of 14 questions sent to her in jail saying the Foreign Office was "doing all they can" not to help her. In a written interview with BBC Radio 5Live, she answered two of 14 questions sent to her in jail saying the Foreign Office was "doing all they can" not to help her.
"This action is tantamount to condoning the death penalty... The government and FCO are doing all they can to resist me at this difficult time.""This action is tantamount to condoning the death penalty... The government and FCO are doing all they can to resist me at this difficult time."
Sandiford, from Cheltenham, is being supported by the charity Reprieve. Sandiford, from Cheltenham, is being supported by the human rights charity Reprieve who said she was advised by her lawyers not to answer most of the questions while her appeal was ongoing.
"The government has done very little to support me. The FCO has done even less. "The government has done very little to support me. The FCO has done even less," she told the BBC.
"However, I have been able to talk about my situation and will continue to do so because there are others in a similar desperate plight that are not seen."However, I have been able to talk about my situation and will continue to do so because there are others in a similar desperate plight that are not seen.
"There are, and will continue to be, British nationals facing execution without lawyers and because they cannot raise their voices the government is standing by refusing to assist with funding of lawyers for them.""There are, and will continue to be, British nationals facing execution without lawyers and because they cannot raise their voices the government is standing by refusing to assist with funding of lawyers for them."
'Blessed' 'Regrets'
She was arrested after a flight from Thailand in May 2012 and accused of being at the centre of a drugs ring.She was arrested after a flight from Thailand in May 2012 and accused of being at the centre of a drugs ring.
She has repeatedly denied she was attempting to sell drugs in Bali, insisting she had been coerced into carrying a suitcase full of cocaine by gangsters who were threatening to hurt one of her children She has repeatedly denied she was attempting to sell drugs in Bali, insisting she had been coerced into carrying a suitcase full of cocaine by gangsters who were threatening to hurt one of her children.
In her interview with the BBC she said: "I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all the people who made donations together with the uplifting messages of support." Zoe Bedford, a lawyer from Reprieve who recently visited Sandiford in jail, said: "Lindsay's in no way trying to minimise what she's done.
"She fully accepts responsibility, she accepts it was wrong. She deeply, deeply regrets what she's done but what she's asking for is a punishment that's proportionate."
In her interview with the BBC, Sandiford said she was grateful for all the donations and "uplifting" messages of support she had received in jail.
"In my darkest hour, this was like a ray of sunshine. I was beginning to feel that my situation was unbearable. I felt totally stranded and alone. The public's caring has shown just how wrong you can be."In my darkest hour, this was like a ray of sunshine. I was beginning to feel that my situation was unbearable. I felt totally stranded and alone. The public's caring has shown just how wrong you can be.
"I am blessed to know my family loved me whatever.""I am blessed to know my family loved me whatever."
Referring to a website that allows unsolicited online donations, she said: "Just Giving has shown me that you're never alone. People really do care when they know."Referring to a website that allows unsolicited online donations, she said: "Just Giving has shown me that you're never alone. People really do care when they know."
Human rights charity Reprieve said the deadline for lodging the next stage of her appeal is early next week. Reprieve said the deadline for lodging the next stage of her appeal is early next week.