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