Medan, N Sumatra, July 8 -- Prosecutors at the Belawan District Court in North Sumatra have demanded a life sentence for two drug couriers, saying they found enough evidence to prove the defendants delivered 1.5 kilograms of methamphetamine.

"We therefore call on the judges to hand down a life sentence to Saifuddin alias Udin and M Saifuad alias Fuad," said Cindy Desano, a prosecutor from the Belawan Prosecutor's Office, during a court session on Monday.

Cindy argued that the defendants had clearly violated Article 114 (2) of Narcotics Law No. 35/2009 and Article 55 (1) of the Criminal Code, and that life imprisonment is intended as a deterrent against drug crimes.

"The 1,590 grams of crystal methamphetamine the defendants possessed ca...