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flag British grandmother Lindsay Sandiford, 69, released from Indonesian death row after 12 years, repatriated to UK on humanitarian grounds.

flag British grandmother Lindsay Sandiford, 69, has been repatriated to the UK after 12 years on death row in Indonesia, where she was convicted in 2013 for smuggling 4.8 kilograms of cocaine. flag She was released under a bilateral agreement between the UK and Indonesia on humanitarian grounds due to her age and health, alongside another British national, Shahab Shahabadi. flag Both were transferred from Kerobokan Prison and flown to London on a UK-funded flight, arriving after a 20-hour journey. flag Indonesia, which has not carried out executions since 2016, has increasingly repatriated foreign inmates under similar circumstances. flag Sandiford, who claimed she was coerced, will be subject to UK legal procedures upon arrival.

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