Wow, I'm back, and so much has been going on since I last posted.
Firstly, I've had some heartfelt messages of support posted in the comments here for Schapelle Corby, probably summed up best by this post. As we all know by now, the prosecution in her case has asked for a life sentence, and one of the three presiding judges has announced in a media interview this week that Schapelle didn't do enough to prove her innocence. Outrageous.
Also recently, Chief Judge Linton Siriat highlighted just how ridiculous the Indonesian legal system is, confirming he can still order the accused to the firing squad, ignoring the prosecution's recommendations, if he so wishes. Ah. Well, then, let's hope he liked what she was wearing in court. Seems it makes about as much of an impact as facts do.
There is an interesting transcript online of an interview from ABC's The World Today radio program, in which Eleanor Hall discusses this very issue -- of Indonesia's questionable legal system -- with Indonesia analyst Damien Kingsbury, from Deakin University's School of International Political Studies. Kingsbury points out some serious flaws with their judiciary process in relation to consideration of evidence, professional training, and the basic assumption of guilt that their legal system is founded on.
And then, this past weekend, to top it all off -- Indonesian guards at the jail Schapelle is in are caught red-handed selling heroin to inmates. [I can't find anything online about this, but it was featured on the TV news here last night. Why are there no online reports?]
What a joke this whole sodden mess is. And at the centre, the 27-year old Gold Coast woman who forgot to lock her boogie bag.
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I must say that IMHO she's guilty for several reasons. The judge are fair enough if not to say thay they are unfair giving her a considerably light sentence par rapport avec other locals who went to life sentence or death sentence, maybe just because she is a white pretty Australian. So what are you complaining for? If it is in France, I can tell you for sure that we don't give a shit whether you're Australian or evil living in hell.
The judges prejudged the case, refused to let her search for or bring evidence, and conducted a show-trial. Her sentence was light compared to other drug-trafficing cases, but not compared to terrorist masterminds who got 30 months in that same court.
She got railroaded and I can't believe all the shit that's coming out for the Indonesian court.
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