Lawyer for British couple facing death for drug smuggling says they are innocent Speaking to The Daily Telegraph on Wednesday, Mr Suroso, a high profile local criminal lawyer who only goes by one name, said: "Julian believes that he was trapped by Linsday [Sandiford] and the police." He declined to give further details. Police have claimed the couple are part of an "international network" of drug traffickers. Mr Suroso has earned a reputation as a successful defender of those facing drugs charges in Bali, a beach-paradise where drug use has ballooned since the late 1990s. Earlier this year he secured the release of a 31-year-old man from Darwin, Australia who had been charged with possession of 64g of methamphetamine. The man was facing a possible twelve years in jail but only served six months. Mr Suroso, who has worked as a lawyer in Bali for 25 years, mostly handling narcotics cases, also handled the case of a professional Japanese surfer who had been arrested for possession of marijuana. He only served six months. Mr Suroso said his clients were "still deeply shocked and under a lot of pressure." Under Indonesian law they can be held in detention for twenty days, however if the court requires an extension it can be extended to 40 days. The maximum time they can spend in detention before being transferred to the prison authorities is three months.