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19/03/2014
British Woman Gets Life In Pakistan Jail
British woman, Khadija Shah, from Birmingham, has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Pakistan after being convicted of trying to smuggle 63 kg of heroin out of the country.
The 26-year-old who was heavily pregnant when she was arrested at Islamabad airport in May 2012 and gave birth in jail, denied the charges against her.
A court in Rawalpindi was told Shah was arrested after 63kg of heroin in different suitcases with a street value of around £3.2m.
She claimed she was carrying the cases for someone else and was unaware of contents, however on Tuesday she was convicted by the Special Narcotics Court.
Her lawyer said they would appeal against the decision in the High Court next week.
Maya Foa, director of Reprieve's Death Penalty team said:"As happens in hundreds of cases, she was used as a drugs mule without her knowledge and yet is facing life in a Pakistani prison."
(CVS/CD)
The 26-year-old who was heavily pregnant when she was arrested at Islamabad airport in May 2012 and gave birth in jail, denied the charges against her.
A court in Rawalpindi was told Shah was arrested after 63kg of heroin in different suitcases with a street value of around £3.2m.
She claimed she was carrying the cases for someone else and was unaware of contents, however on Tuesday she was convicted by the Special Narcotics Court.
Her lawyer said they would appeal against the decision in the High Court next week.
Maya Foa, director of Reprieve's Death Penalty team said:"As happens in hundreds of cases, she was used as a drugs mule without her knowledge and yet is facing life in a Pakistani prison."
(CVS/CD)
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