Six months sought for Australian sailor

Six months sought for Australian sailor

DENPASAR, Bali: A Bali prosecutor requested that the District
Court here on Friday sentence Christopher Packer, 52, to six
months in jail for illegally carrying firearms in Indonesian
territory.

The wealthy Australian yachtsman was arrested in November when
as he was sailing away from Benoa port in Bali on his way to
Thailand.

Earlier, Packer had acknowledged that he had forgotten to
report the firearms to the Bali police as his boat was docked at
Benoa port. The trial was adjourned until next week. -- Antara