British man jailed for drug offence in Bali after death penalty charge dropped

A British antheral has been jailed successful Bali for cause offences - and has been spared the decease penalty.

A tribunal connected the Indonesian land sentenced Thomas Parker, from Cumbria, to 10 months successful jailhouse connected Tuesday.

He was spared the decease punishment aft a complaint that could transportation the punishment was dropped.

Parker was arrested connected 21 January astatine a villa adjacent the fashionable Bali tourer spot, Kuta beach.

Police said Parker was "acting suspiciously" erstwhile helium collected a bundle containing drugs from a motorcycle taxi driver.

He allegedly discarded the bundle successful a panic and fled the country erstwhile approached by police.

The 32-year-old was capable to beryllium that helium did not bid the package.

It was sent by a cause trader friend, identified lone arsenic Nicky, and Parker was told idiosyncratic would prime it up from him soon afterwards.

The trial, which began astatine the Denpasar District Court past month, heard Parker initially refused to cod the bundle but was assured by Nicky that it was harmless and would not enactment him successful danger.

Indonesia has precise strict cause laws and radical convicted of cause trafficking tin beryllium executed by a firing squad.

After constabulary established the bundle was not straight linked to Parker, the archetypal complaint of cause trafficking was reduced to the lesser offence of hiding accusation from authorities.

The prosecution had sought a year-long situation condemnation for Parker, but judges reduced the word arsenic the electrician regretted his actions and had nary erstwhile convictions.

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After the sheet of 3 judges handed down the sentence, Parker said helium accepted the verdict and would not beryllium lodging an appeal.

"I really, truly regret everything that has happened," helium said. "I americium sorry."

Prosecutors person a week to judge oregon cull the sentence.