Bali prosecutors have called for Australian woman Sara Connor and her British boyfriend to receive the same eight-year sentence over the alleged fatal assault of a local police officer, saying she had failed to admit her role in what happened.
Moments after the request was made Connor's lawyer Erwin Siregar described the request as "extraordinary".
Connor, meanwhile, looked emotional and was rushed to Denpasar Court's holding cells without commenting to the media.
Connor, 45, has always maintained she was "innocent" and did nothing but try to separate her British boyfriend David Taylor and local police officer Wayan Sudarsa when they became embroiled in a fight on Kuta Beach in the early hours of August 17 last year.
Taylor had admitted to frisking Mr Sudarsa after he confronted the local police officer about Connor's lost purse.
During the ensuing fight, he said Mr Sudarsa pushed on his neck, making him fear for his life and he retaliated by hitting the police officer across the head with a beer bottle.
Taylor said he left Mr Sudarsa lying in the sand after rolling him over and noticing he was still breathing.
Prosecutor Agung Jayalantara agreed with the defendants on Tuesday that it was not a murder case, saying neither intended to kill Mr Sudarsa, but he said there was clearly some "guilt" attached to what they did on Kuta Beach.
Following the fight, they destroyed Mr Sudarsa's identity cards and burnt their clothes.
Connor, he noted, had been drinking "arak" - a local liquor - that night.
The amount, he added, was "quite a lot for a woman" and that this could have made her more aggressive.
The actions of both had led to Mr Sudarsa's death, Mr Jayalantara said.
Taylor, the prosecutor told the court, had shown remorse, regret and had been up-front during the hearings.
But Connor, he said, had been convoluted in her responses and had not admitted to what she did.
In psychology reports given to the court, it stated Taylor felt regret at what had happened to Mr Sudarsa and for "involving" Connor and failing to protect her.
The pair have been facing charges of murder, fatal assault in company and fatal assault.
Prosecutors say they should now face fatal assault in company, which carries a maximum penalty of 12 years.
It will be up to the judges to decide.
The matters will return to court next week for Connor and Taylor's response.
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