AS soon as the judge banged the gavel, cheers reverberated though the courtroom of the Denpasar District Court. Yes, Pak Judge! shouted dozens activists from the Bali Anti-Narcotics Movement seated in the gallery. The man in glasses sitting in the defendants chair hung his head dejectedly.

On Tuesday last week, the man in the white shirt, Andrew Chan, was sentenced to death. The panel of judges chaired by Arif B. Supratman declared the 22-year-old