A Bali court gives a Dutch cannabis grower three years, not death
Police arrested a 31-year-old Dutchman and his Russian wife on 1 October 2025 after finding a hydroponic cannabis farm in their rented Denpasar house. Prosecutors sought nine years, but the Denpasar court convicted him under the plant-cultivation article and sentenced him to three years and a Rp510 million fine on 23 June 2026.
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Police arrested a 31-year-old Dutchman and his Russian wife on 1 October 2025 after finding a hydroponic cannabis farm in their rented Denpasar house. Prosecutors sought nine years, but the Denpasar court convicted him under the plant-cultivation article and sentenced him to three years and a Rp510 million fine on 23 June 2026. The case had been reported as a possible death-penalty case; the cultivation charge used at judgment carries life or up to 20 years, not death.[1][2]
Sources
- WN Belanda penanam ganja hidroponik di Bali divonis 3 tahun penjara (23 June 2026). ANTARA. Article 111(2); 3 years and Rp510 million fine; prosecutor sought 9 years; arrest 1 October 2025; hydroponic farm.
- Dutch man faces death penalty in Bali over alleged cannabis farm (7 October 2025). The Jakarta Post. Arrest 1 October 2025; hydroponic cannabis farm in Denpasar; report that charges carry the death penalty.