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Bangkok Post
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South African drug convict seeks extradition

Ashley Oosthuizen, who is serving life imprisonment in Thailand for international drug trafficking.

A South African woman who is behind bars in Thailand for drug-related charges has been thrust into the spotlight after authorities rejected her family's plea to have her extradited to her home country. The authorities cited the lack of an extradition treaty between the two countries.

Since Lynette Blignaut found out about her daughter Ashley Oosthuizen's imprisonment in 2020 over drug charges, she has been relentless in seeking public support for her daughter's extradition to South Africa.

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