Indonesia may reduce Australian's drug charge - Taiwan News Online: "Robert Paul McJannett was arrested at the Bali airport in December with 1.7 grams of cannabis hidden in his luggage.
Prosecutors had earlier asked that McJannett be charged with drug smuggling. That can carry a death sentence, but authorities sought a 15-year jail term instead.
On Wednesday, prosecutors asked that the charge be reduced to using marijuana and that McJannett be sentenced to seven months in prison. A panel of judges has final say over what charges are brought and also decides the verdict and sentence.
The 48-year-old crane operator from Perth will enter a plea next week."
Prosecutors had earlier asked that McJannett be charged with drug smuggling. That can carry a death sentence, but authorities sought a 15-year jail term instead.
On Wednesday, prosecutors asked that the charge be reduced to using marijuana and that McJannett be sentenced to seven months in prison. A panel of judges has final say over what charges are brought and also decides the verdict and sentence.
The 48-year-old crane operator from Perth will enter a plea next week."
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