The sentence is bit long by Canadian standards but, provided she had a fair trial (and there is not suggestion she didn't) there doesn't seem to be any cause for ntional concern. Of course this is a tragedy for Ms. Kerr and her family. That said, six kilograms of heroin is a significant quantity and clearly intended for commercial trafficking. If someone goes abroad and commits a serious crime, provided they are treated with fairness in terms of a trial, it's hard to see any justification for complaint.
Ontario mom gets 25 years jail for drugs in Pakistan
Katie Rook
Canwest News Service
Saturday, August 16, 2008
A Pakistani court has sentenced an Ontario woman to 25 years in prison after about six kilograms of heroin were found in a suitcase the mother of three claimed was not hers.
Deborah Kerr of Brighton, Ont. was sentenced for drug trafficking on Wednesday, Foreign Affairs official Alain Cacchione confirmed Friday. A co-accused was acquitted, he said.
Kerr, 36, was en route to Canada when she was arrested at an Islamabad airport on Feb. 1, 2007.
Authorities discovered 6.2 kilograms in luggage close to where Kerr was standing.
Full story here:
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=a1aad42c-aa8c-4d27-8d68-d8da66a53003
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