Friday September 16, 05:58 PM
Bali police have asked prosecutors to lay multiple drug charges against Australian model Michelle Leslie who could be jailed for up to 15 years if convicted for possessing ecstasy.
Bali police spokesman Colonel AS Reniban said police have given prosecutors a file of evidence.
Police recommended multiple charges under section 60 and section 59 of tough Indonesian psychotropic drug laws.
Leslie, 24, was arrested in August during a routine drug sweep before entering the "Vertigo Goes To Bali" dance party in the hills near Kuta.
Police say they found the two ecstasy pills wrapped in tissue paper in her handbag.
The Adelaide-born face of Antz Pantz underwear told police she was carrying the drugs for a friend.
"The recommended charges against her carry a minimum penalty of four years and a maximum of 15 years, but it will depend on the prosecutor," Reniban told AAP.
He said the prosecutor would now assess the brief and decide within the next two weeks whether more information was needed to proceed to trial.
Reniban said Leslie had apparently decided to dump a suggested defence that she was addicted to ecstasy and was receiving medical treatment in Australia.
"There has been no letter from her doctor and we are not waiting for it," he said.
The claim was made in a signed police interview statement, but was later rejected by the family and resulted in the sacking of their Bali lawyer.
A spokesman for the Leslie family said the suggested charges against Leslie came as no surprise to the defence team.
"It is now for the assigned prosecutor to consider the evidence and determine how they will proceed with the prosecution of this case in the court," he said.
Leslie, who has adopted Muslim garb since her arrest, is being held at Denpasar police headquarters.
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