Batam, Feb. 5 -- Batam prosecutors demanded the death penalty for six defendants in a smuggling case involving two tons of methamphetamine transported aboard the Sea Dragon Terawa vessel in Riau Islands waters.

The Batam District Attorney's Office prosecutors sought the death penalty for two Thai citizens and four Indonesian citizens during a trial at the Batam District Court on Thursday.

The indictments were read out individually, beginning with Thai defendants Weerepat Phongwan and Teerapong Lekpradube, followed by Indonesian defendants Fandi Ramadhan, Richard Halomoan, Leo Candra Samosir, and Hasiholan Samosir.

The prosecution stated that the charges were supported by the testimony of 10 witnesses and three expert witnesses.

The ev...