Three and a half months after their arrests, the former Melbourne nightclub promoters have been moved from their holding cell at Denpasar police station to Kerobokan prison, with their trial to be heard in coming weeks.
The pair were arrested in a police sting targeting a suspected cocaine trafficking ring, but ended up being charged only with possession with just over a gram of the drug seized. The case has been delayed as, unsatisfied with the police brief of evidence, prosecutors sent it back several times. The pair were arrested in a police sting targeting a suspected cocaine trafficking ring, but ended up being charged only with possession with just over a gram of the drug seized.The pair refused to answer questions today as they were moved in front of waiting media.
An assessment by Indonesia's narcotics agency has since recommended they be sentenced only as drug users which carries a maximum penalty of four years behind bars.Will Cabantog and David Van Iersal are a step closer to knowing their fates after being moved to prison.