Indonesia is set to repatriate two British nationals, including a grandmother currently on death row for drug-related offences, according to an Indonesian government source who spoke to AFP on Tuesday.The official confirmed that both countries are expected to sign an agreement later in the day to finalize the transfer arrangement.
The move comes as part of ongoing diplomatic negotiations between Indonesia and the United Kingdom aimed at facilitating the return of foreign prisoners serving sentences in the Southeast Asian nation.The British grandmother, whose identity was not immediately disclosed, has spent several years in an Indonesian prison after being convicted of drug trafficking — an offence that carries the death penalty under the country’s strict narcotics laws.
Details of when the repatriation will take place or whether the death sentence will be commuted upon her return to the UK have not yet been made public.The case has drawn international attention due to Indonesia’s tough stance on drug offences and the increasing diplomatic efforts by foreign governments to bring home their citizens facing severe penalties abroad.