Thread: Prosecutors recommend 3 month sentence for Australian boy

AN Australian teenager and his parents are in shock after prosecutors requested a sentence of three months in prison for the boy, who was allegedly caught in Bali with a small amount of marijuana.

The teenager, from Morisset Park near Newcastle, was indicted on three charges last month after he was allegedly caught with 3.6 grams of marijuana when police swooped on him outside a supermarket near Kuta Beach in Bali on October 4.

The most serious charge, which relates to possession, carries a maximum penalty of six years in prison for juveniles.

However, prosecutors have asked that he be dealt with under article 127 of Indonesia's narcotics laws, reserved for long-term drug users.

The judge, Amser Simanjuntak, confirmed the sentence request to AAP as he emerged from the Denpasar District Court today, saying prosectors had asked for "three months".

Bali boy 'in shock' after sentence request | Herald Sun

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