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| Indonesia frees British woman convicted of drug smuggling | Indonesia frees British woman convicted of drug smuggling |
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| A British woman who has spent a year in an Indonesian prison in connection with a £1.6m drug smuggling case has returned to the UK after being deported and is heading home to her family, ITV has reported. | A British woman who has spent a year in an Indonesian prison in connection with a £1.6m drug smuggling case has returned to the UK after being deported and is heading home to her family, ITV has reported. |
| Rachel Dougall, 38, was arrested in May last year over allegations she was part of a drugs syndicate and received a 12-month prison sentence in December for failing to report a drug-connected crime. | Rachel Dougall, 38, was arrested in May last year over allegations she was part of a drugs syndicate and received a 12-month prison sentence in December for failing to report a drug-connected crime. |
| She was freed from prison on Tuesday, the Foreign Office confirmed, adding that she was still being provided with consular assistance. Her parents live in Brighton and have been caring for her daughter, Kitty. | She was freed from prison on Tuesday, the Foreign Office confirmed, adding that she was still being provided with consular assistance. Her parents live in Brighton and have been caring for her daughter, Kitty. |
| Dougall was one of four Britons convicted in Bali over the case, and judges said she had co-operated with the authorities. Lindsay Sandiford, a grandmother, faces the death penalty. | Dougall was one of four Britons convicted in Bali over the case, and judges said she had co-operated with the authorities. Lindsay Sandiford, a grandmother, faces the death penalty. |
| Dougall's partner Julian Ponder, 43, was jailed for six years in January and fined the equivalent of £65,000 after being convicted of cocaine possession. His lawyers said he was told Sandiford was delivering a present for his child's birthday and, when he met her to receive the gift, police officers arrested him. Both he and Dougall claimed they were "set up" by Sandiford. | Dougall's partner Julian Ponder, 43, was jailed for six years in January and fined the equivalent of £65,000 after being convicted of cocaine possession. His lawyers said he was told Sandiford was delivering a present for his child's birthday and, when he met her to receive the gift, police officers arrested him. Both he and Dougall claimed they were "set up" by Sandiford. |
| Paul Beales, a property developer and long-time Bali resident, was given four years for possession of a small amount of hashish. | Paul Beales, a property developer and long-time Bali resident, was given four years for possession of a small amount of hashish. |
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