Batam (Indonesia) (AFP) - Two British journalists given short jail terms in Indonesia Tuesday for working without correct visas said they were relieved to be going home but disappointed they were treated as criminals for doing their jobs.
Neil Bonner, 32, and Rebecca Prosser, 31, were sentenced Tuesday to two-and-a-half months in prison, less than the five months sought by prosecutors who accused them of misusing their tourist visas to make a documentary about piracy near the western island of Batam.
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