British Grandmother Lindsay Sandiford Leaves Indonesian Death Row
Two British drug convicts, including a grandmother on death row, were released from a Bali prison on November 6, 2025, as part of an agreement to repatriate them, an official from Indonesia's Law and Human Rights Ministry told AFP.
Indonesia enforces some of the world's strictest drug laws but has recently begun releasing several high-profile detainees. This includes a Filipina mother previously on death row.
Details of Lindsay Sandiford's Case
[translate:Sandiford was sentenced to death on the tourist island of Bali in 2013 after she was convicted of trafficking drugs.] She was 69 years old at the time of sentencing and will be repatriated alongside Shahab Shahabadi, a 36-year-old serving a life sentence for drug offenses following his 2014 arrest.
According to I Nyoman Gede Surya Mataram from the Ministry, both convicts left the prison and were taken to the airport for their return home.
Background of the Offense
[translate:Sandiford ended up behind bars after Customs officers found cocaine estimated at US$2.14 million hidden in a false compartment of her suitcase upon her arrival in Bali in 2012.] She admitted to the crime but claimed she agreed to carry the drugs after threats from a drug syndicate against her son.
"I had agreed to carry the narcotics after a drug syndicate threatened to kill her son."
Summary: Lindsay Sandiford, sentenced to death in 2013 in Bali for drug trafficking, was repatriated to the UK in 2025 as part of Indonesia’s recent repatriation deals for high-profile drug convicts.
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