A BRIT facing the death penalty accused of trafficking more than £300,000 worth of cocaine into Bali, today told a court: “I was framed.”;
Lisa Stocker, 39, told Denpasar central that she was with 992 grams of cocaine disguised as the popular dessert Angel Delight.
“The , but someone else’s. I was framed,”; she said.
Stocker, a mum-of-three, and her partner, Jon Collyer, 39, both from East , were arrested at Bali’s international airport on February 1.
They had travelled from the UK through and were arrested in Bali after a routine x-ray at the airport alerted officials to the .
The couple appeared in court with Phineas Float, 31, also of East Sussex, who is accused of receiving the packages in an airport hotel on February 3.
Float was arrested following a operation set up by where they used Stocker and Collyer as lures.
All could face death by firing squad if they are found guilty of trafficking the narcotics.
Stocker said that she had been given the 17 packets of Angel Delight by a third man who she claimed was a friend in the UK and who instructed her to take the Angel Delight packets to Bali.
“Jon and I had been to Bali twice carrying packages from [him]. I was shocked after finding out it was cocaine,”; she said.
In his statement to the court, Jon Collyer said that he had not received any payment and that he paid for the trip to Bali himself.
“[He] to be handed over to his friend in Bali.
“[He] told me the package contained snacks, such as chocolate, pudding and chips.
“[He] said that someone would pick up the package when I arrived in Bali,”; Collyer said.
However, police prosecutor Made Umbara alleges the man gave Collyer £2,130 from the UK to Bali for the couple.
Float laughed in front of the media when the three were paraded at a press conference in February.
While walking to the court room last week for the first day of his trial he yelled at journalist to “f**k off”;.
But today he was unusually reserved in court.
“I took the packages from Jonathan and Lisa after getting a message from [him].
“I wanted to help a friend and did not know it was cocaine, “he told the court.
He said that he was shocked that Lisa was involved in any alleged because she “chose to live a healthy life.”;
The trial continues on June 17.
