Julie Anne Joseph was found guilty today of having 0.9 grams of methamphetamine and sentenced to eight months in jail. With time served since her arrest on the island of Lombok, off Bali, in October last year, the 31-year-old will be out within months. Joseph, from West Australia, was sentenced in Mataram District Court in Lombok late today.
Judge Bagus Irawan said Joseph was guilty of a drug crime that was contrary to the Government’s program of eradicating narcotic abuse in Indonesia. But he said factors mitigating her sentence were the fact that Joseph had openly admitted her crime, had no criminal record in Indonesia and regretted her actions.
Billijke rechter zou ik zeggen. Een Indonesier zal hoogst waarchijnlijk strenger worden veroordeeld.