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More prison time for Pole convicted in Indonesia

18.12.2019 16:00
Indonesia's Supreme Court has increased the prison term for a Pole convicted in that country over his alleged ties to Papuan separatists, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported on Wednesday.
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The Polish man saw his sentence raised to seven years from an original five, IAR reported, citing the AFP news agency.

According to an earlier report, the man was detained and charged in August last year after meeting suspected rebels in Indonesia’s Papua province.

He was later convicted, but has denied any wrongdoing.

The Indonesian Supreme Court this week rejected an appeal by the Pole and increased his jail term at the same time, the IAR news agency reported.

(gs/pk)

Source: IAR