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On 10 July 2003, the 21 year old, mentally retarded Sibel Yalvac from Rotterdam
was arrested in the airport of the Indonesian capital Jakarta. On 6 april 2004
she was convicted to 10 years imprisonment for smuggling drugs.
Two independent Dutch experts, a psychologist and a probation officer, tested Sibel. They declare she cannot be held responsible for her actions. She cannot distinguish cause and consequence, is credulous, has too much fantasy and she cannot even count to twelve.
Sibel has been used by ruthless criminals for their drugs trade and will now spend years in hell.
Every year around Indonesian independence day (17 August) there is a possibility for amnesty. We ask the Indonesian government to consider the special situation of Sibel and grant her amnesty.
The campaign 'Help Sibel' asks, on behalf of Sibel and her family, your support for this request. The petition has 6047 signatories. Will you help us?
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Update 7 October 2008 Sibel Yalvac.
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Help Sibel Yalvac The Dutch Authorities have offered, on August the
2nd, the petition to the Indonesian Embassy at The Hague. They have asked
for the prompt release for Sibel Yalvac. FPSS would like to thank our
associates from Prison World, in particular, Nicolette Polderman for
providing this update. More Information Here
Update 7 October 2008
The struggle to get Sibel Yalvac released from an Indonesian prison
continues to prove increasingly difficult.
The Dutch authorities have decided to lodge a new request for clemency for
Sibel Yalvac (26), who has been imprisoned since 2003. she was charged with
smuggling drugs.
Mr Harry van Bommel, a prominent Dutch politician, will visit Sibel later
this year.
In 2003, Sibel's former employer forced her to smuggle 4800 ecstacy pills.
Mr Van Bommel is confident that Sibel had no idea what she was doing at the
time due to her mental health condition. Sibel has the mental capacity of a
12 year old girl. She only thought about the money, not the consequence of
committing a serious crime. Sibel did not know that she was doing anything
wrong.
In 2004, Sibel was convicted and sentenced to serve 10 years. Her former
employer was in court and was also guilty but never convicted. Two years ago
Mr Van Bommel made a request for clemency on Sibel's behalf, but
unfortunately without result. Therefore he will request again and has vowed
to keep fighting for Sibel until she is released.
Sibel's situation is quite concerning to many. She is imprisoned in a room
with six other females. This room has only the space for maximum two. Due to
Sibel's mental problems she is at the lowest social level. She finds it very
difficult to interact with other inmates and is extremely vulnerable.
Resources:
Mr. Harry Van Bommel
Socialist Party MP
Responsible for Euopean and foreign affairs, development aid and general
affairs.
Website
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Update 5 August 2006 Sibel Yalvac.
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The Dutch Authorities have offered, on August the 2nd, the petition
to the Indonesian Embassy at The Hague. They have asked for the prompt
release for Sibel Yalvac. According to the signatories of this petition,
Sibel is mentally retarded and should be released immediately. The reason for offering this petition is the National Day of Liberty in Indonesia which is on the 17th of August. At this day it is possible to receive an Amnesty. The petition itself has been a great success and 8205 people have signed this petition in just a single month. Even from abroad they receved signatures for which the family of Sibel are very thankful.
FPSS would like to thank our associates from Prison World,
in particular, Nicolette Polderman for providing this update. A link to the Dutch site can be found in our FPSS Resources pages. It is a mainly a Dutch website with a big forum which also has some English articles.
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