A British man has been sentenced to six years by a court in Bali after being convicted of drug possession. He had earlier been cleared of drugs smuggling.
Julian Ponder was detained after the arrest of British grandmother Lindsay Sandiford who received a death sentence last week.
ITV News' China Correspondent Angus Walker reports.
The Indonesian lawyer for Julian Ponder - one of the Britons convicted of drugs offences - has said the six-year prison sentence is "moderate" and that he is thankful for the judge's leniency.
Asked whether he would appeal, Ary Sunardi said he would need to consult with Mr Ponder and that he he will "strongly advise" him not to appeal.
Julian Ponder's lawyer says his client does not want to appeal his six-year sentence for possessing cocaine in Bali.
Hardly surprising, given that in the past foreigners have been given increased sentences when they have appealed in the Indonesian courts.
The last of four British nationals accused of drug offences in Bali has been sentenced to six years in prison.
Read the full storyBritish national Julian Ponder has been sentenced to six years in prison for possessing drugs in Bali.
British national Julian Ponder is appearing in court today for the verdict of his trial for drug offences in Bali.
He has been cleared of drugs smuggling but faces a lesser charge of possession, which carries a life sentence.
Ponder is the last of four Britons to be sentenced after Lindsay Sandiford - a 56-year-old grandmother from Cheltenham - was arrested for smuggling cocaine into Bali last year.
Last week, she was sentenced to death although prosecutors had asked for a 15-year jail sentence.
Read: Surprise death sentence for British grandmother convicted of smuggling drugs in Indonesia
In December, Ponder's partner Rachel Dougall was cleared of being involved in an alleged international drug trafficking ring in Bali, but found guilty of drug possession, and sentenced to one year in prison.
Read: British mother sentenced to one year for drug possession
In the same month, 40-year-old Brit Paul Beales was sentenced to four years in prison for possessing drugs
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The verdict of British national Julian Ponder's trial for drug offences in Bali has been delayed as the court session has been adjourned.
Julian Ponder has arrived at a court in Bali to learn his fate. The British man was cleared of drugs smuggling but faces a lesser charge of possession, which carries a life sentence.
British national Julian Ponder will learn his fate today after being accused of drugs offences in Bali. Ponder was cleared of drugs smuggling but faces a lesser charge of possession, which carries a life sentence.
Earlier this month Lindsey Sandiford was sentenced to death after being found guilty of drug trafficking. The cocaine she smuggled was reportedly worth around £1.6 million. Ms Sandiford has launched an appeal.
In December Ponder's partner - and fellow Brit - Rachel Dougall was cleared of being involved in an alleged international drug trafficking ring in Bali, but found guilty of drug possession, and sentenced to one year in prison.
In the same month 40-year-old Brit Paul Beales was sentenced to four years in prison for possessing drugs.
Read: Surprise death sentence for British grandmother convicted of smuggling drugs in Indonesia
