UK diplomat under investigation for link to Bali drug smuggler

samsiam

was reading that HERE last night...anyone know them ?

davita

was reading that HERE last night...anyone know them ?

I knew that our current maid had worked for Ponder and Dougall as a part-time pembantu, so she has stories of their relationship but knew nothing about the business. What I didn't know, until today, is that my current handyman, who has done a lot of modifications to our house, built that villa in Tabanan where they lived and that is pictured on the ^ link. "I've never met any of the people involved and know nuttin' more m'lud"...:cupcake:

balinews

The Foreign Office confirmed last night that it was investigating reports of an alleged relationship between a female British diplomat and a prison inmate serving six years for drugs charges on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali. Alys Harahap, 30, a vice consul, was said to have been caught by prison officers embracing inmate Julian Ponder during one of their regular meetings inside the notorious Kerobokan Prison, according to the Mail on Sunday. The Foreign Office declined to say if it had suspended the newly appointed Ms Harahap after officials at the prison reportedly accused her of inappropriate behaviour and of breaching prison rules and regulations. “We take allegations of this nature extremely seriously and we investigate them thoroughly,” the Foreign Office said. “We do not comment on individual cases.” Ponder, 44, a former antiques dealer, was linked to Lindsay Sandiford, an Englishwoman sentenced to death by firing squad by a Balinese court for cocaine smuggling in 2013. He was sent to Kerobokan, a dirty prison that was home for some of the 2002 Bali bombers and previously known for internal corruption. Ponder was said to have been an unpopular figure within the notorious prison and had been sentenced to solitary confinement after a brawl with a fellow inmate. Ponder’s meetings with the married diplomat were said to have gone back a couple of months but they were allowed time alone in the clinic, where he was being treated for his injuries, and during private meetings inside the governor’s office to discuss the case, according to the Mail on Sunday. “I can only hope this is a misunderstanding and that Alys was giving this prisoner a hug to say, ‘take care of yourself’,” a former honorary consul on the island, Mark Wilson, told the newspaper. “It may have been something entirely innocent that has been misinterpreted.” UK diplomat in Bali investigated over relationship with Briton jailed for drugs - Asia - World - The Independent

samsiam

Hope the child is ok as there were stories of him left alone when they were arrested.

davita

samsiam wroteHope the child is ok as there were stories of him left alone when they were arrested.

Samsiam...the case is not new. The little girl was taken into protective custody and Dougall's mother came and took her to UK. Dougall served her time...under a year I think...and she is also back in UK. This story is only new 'coz it affects a diplomat....it could be a ploy to keep the Sandford case in the media...otherwise, maybe Sandford isn't the only one getting plugged, except Sandford's will be a single shot on a one-night stand....:icon_e_surprised: