Posted March 07, 2017 19:32:29

Photo: Giuseppe Serafino says he needed the drugs for medicinal purposes. (AP: Firdia Lisnawati)

Prosecutors have recommended an Australian man allegedly caught with seven grams of hashish in Bali be jailed for a year.

Giuseppe Serafino, 48, is on trial in Bali where he has been living for five years. He is originally from Western Australia.

He faces charges of possessing category one narcotics, which can carry a maximum jail sentence of 12 years.

Serafino has previously testified that he bought the drug every three to six weeks but only used it for himself for medical purposes.

The Australian has told the court he has mouth cancer.

He was arrested in October last year along with former war and Reuters correspondent David Fox.

Prosecutor have also recommended the former journalist be jailed for one year. It is alleged he was found with 10 grams of hashish.

The British national is due to be sentenced tomorrow, while the Australian will be sentenced next week.

Topics: drug-offences, crime, law-crime-and-justice, bali, indonesia