PM urged to raise case of Lindsay Sandiford on visit of Indonesian President

Lindsay Sandiford in 2012 Credit: PA

Indonesia's human rights record - and the case of a Redcar woman who is on death row in the country - must be raised by Prime Minister David Cameron when he meets the country's president, Amnesty International has insisted.

President Joko Widodo is to be granted the honour of addressing members of both Houses of Parliament as part of his visit to Britain, which also includes a meeting with Mr Cameron in Downing Street.

59-year-old Lindsay Sandiford, a former legal secretary originally from Redcar, was convicted of drug smuggling offences and sentenced to death in 2013.

Lindsay Sandiford Credit: ITV News

Papang Hidayat, Indonesia researcher at Amnesty International, criticisedpresident Widodo's record.

He said: