JAKARTA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- An Indonesian prosecutor on Monday demanded life sentences for two people for allegedly transporting drugs, as the country is battling drug abuses.
Prosecutor Imam Murtado said in a court session in South Sumatra province's capital of Palembang that Sando Ekowardo, 28, and Sayadi, 50, had convincingly committed crimes as couriers of 22 kg of crystal methamphetamine.
"Therefore, we demanded the panel of judges to hand down life sentences to the convicts," Murtado said.
The duo were arrested in February in Palembang city, and as many as 22 sacks containing about 22 kg of crystal methamphetamine were seized from them, local media reported.
The defendants' lawyer Triyasa Aulia said that a note of defense for them will be delivered within a week.
The Indonesian government has declared a war against drugs as the country is in a drug emergency for rampant drug abuses.
Dozens of drug offenders had faced firing squads for illegally trafficking illicit drugs in the country. Enditem
