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| Andrea Waldeck appears in Indonesian court on drug charges | |
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| A British woman has appeared in an Indonesian court accused of trafficking 1.4kg (3lb) of crystal methamphetamine. | A British woman has appeared in an Indonesian court accused of trafficking 1.4kg (3lb) of crystal methamphetamine. |
| Andrea Waldeck, 43, was arrested in her hotel room in Surabaya, Indonesia's second largest city, in April. | Andrea Waldeck, 43, was arrested in her hotel room in Surabaya, Indonesia's second largest city, in April. |
| She had allegedly telephoned a friend in China to collect the drugs, which police found in black bags, hidden in her underwear. | She had allegedly telephoned a friend in China to collect the drugs, which police found in black bags, hidden in her underwear. |
| The Foreign Office says it is aware of her detention and is providing consular assistance. | The Foreign Office says it is aware of her detention and is providing consular assistance. |
| If found guilty, the maximum sentence is death by firing squad. | If found guilty, the maximum sentence is death by firing squad. |
| In a Facebook profile which appears to have been set up by Miss Waldeck in July, she wrote a message to her family and friends, saying that she loved and missed them. She also said: "Your support means the world to me." | |
| In a later message she says her brother will be coming out to visit her and appeals for friends to donate books and clothes to her. | |
| The case comes as another British woman, Lindsay Sandiford, continues to fight against her death sentence for smuggling 4.8kg (10.6lb) of cocaine into the Indonesian island of Bali. | The case comes as another British woman, Lindsay Sandiford, continues to fight against her death sentence for smuggling 4.8kg (10.6lb) of cocaine into the Indonesian island of Bali. |
| The 57-year-old, of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, lost her latest appeal in August and is now pursuing other legal avenues. | The 57-year-old, of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, lost her latest appeal in August and is now pursuing other legal avenues. |
| The BBC's Karishma Vaswani says Indonesia has some of the toughest anti-drug laws in the world but the death penalty is not used frequently. | The BBC's Karishma Vaswani says Indonesia has some of the toughest anti-drug laws in the world but the death penalty is not used frequently. |
| "This year though the government has indicated that it plans to restart the execution of drug traffickers and at least one man has already been put to death," she said. | "This year though the government has indicated that it plans to restart the execution of drug traffickers and at least one man has already been put to death," she said. |
| Human rights groups say more than 140 people are on death row in Indonesia, and it is believed that a third of them are foreigners. | Human rights groups say more than 140 people are on death row in Indonesia, and it is believed that a third of them are foreigners. |