Merri Utami sat despairingly in the defendant's chair as the Tangerang District Court sentenced her to death. Chaired by Ade Komarudin, the judicial panel presiding over Merri's case found her guilty of possessing 1.1 kilograms of heroin.

Merri was shocked by the court verdict. "May God grant me a miracle and change the verdict," said Merri, who is a widow with one child. Merri said that she planned to file an appeal against the ver