Death sentence sought for woman

Death sentence sought for woman

TANGERANG: A prosecutor demanded on Thursday that Tangerang
District Court sentence a woman to life imprisonment and fine her
Rp 100 million for allegedly attempting to smuggle one kilogram
of heroin into the country from Thailand.

Prosecutor Siti Zahara said that defendant Edith Yunita
Sianturi, 24, was working as a sales promotion girl for Poppy
Dharsono cosmetics at Pasar Raya in Manggarai, South Jakarta,
when she met a Nigerian called Abu William.

The two were soon involved in a close relationship. Edith left
her boarding house to live with her Nigerian lover, who later
asked her to take a sum of money for his friend in Thailand in
May.

After spending one week in Thailand, Edith flew back to
Jakarta on June 4.

Customs and excise officers became suspicious when they
noticed that the defendant's purse was unusually thick. They
pierced the purse and white powder, suspected to be heroin, was
found inside. --JP