Bali Nine duo now on death row island
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croyde said:
I read the book about the Australian woman, Schapelle Corby, that was convicted of smuggling hashish INTO Indonesia, Bali to be exact.
First of all what idiot would smuggle drugs from a country where they are expensive to one that was cheap. Her court appointed lawyers were a joke, the female spent most of the time during the trial in tears. Both the 'law experts' were more interested in making money from photographers and newspapers by selling Schapelle's story and allowing them access to her even when she was in prison.
The prison conditions were horrific and everything involved giving money to guards.
Schapelle claimed that someone had added the gear to her boogie board bag when she flew to Bali with family for a holiday, and had no idea it was there so had no problem letting the customs guy search the bag. There was some evidence that the stuff was supposed to be moved from one Australian airport to another by a bunch of baggage handlers on the take, later arrested, but the Indonesians blocked every attempt at proving her innocence.
The CCTV footage that would have showed a happy girl with her family handing over her bag to customs officials with no hint of worry or angst, mysteriously disappeared.
The Australians didn't help either. The Airline 'lost' the baggage weight data that would have proved that the gear wasn't in the bag when it was checked in and also the Airline were trying to cover up the fact that baggage handlers were using the company's aircraft to smuggle drugs across Australia.
She almost got the death sentence but got 20 or 25 years instead. She eventually did 9 but is still in Bali on bail until at least 2017.
Sure if you are actually smuggling drugs you have to face the consequences and knowing what a joke the Indonesian, and other countries in that part of the world, justice systems are, should be enough to put any person with an ounce of sense off.
Weirdly in Indonesia they have short sentences for very violent crimes and murder. The lady in question met many people serving only 4 or 5 years for murder.
Funny that the countries that are easy to get drugs in are the ones with the more draconian sentences if you are caught. That's using not smuggling.
'the' book?First of all what idiot would smuggle drugs from a country where they are expensive to one that was cheap. Her court appointed lawyers were a joke, the female spent most of the time during the trial in tears. Both the 'law experts' were more interested in making money from photographers and newspapers by selling Schapelle's story and allowing them access to her even when she was in prison.
The prison conditions were horrific and everything involved giving money to guards.
Schapelle claimed that someone had added the gear to her boogie board bag when she flew to Bali with family for a holiday, and had no idea it was there so had no problem letting the customs guy search the bag. There was some evidence that the stuff was supposed to be moved from one Australian airport to another by a bunch of baggage handlers on the take, later arrested, but the Indonesians blocked every attempt at proving her innocence.
The CCTV footage that would have showed a happy girl with her family handing over her bag to customs officials with no hint of worry or angst, mysteriously disappeared.
The Australians didn't help either. The Airline 'lost' the baggage weight data that would have proved that the gear wasn't in the bag when it was checked in and also the Airline were trying to cover up the fact that baggage handlers were using the company's aircraft to smuggle drugs across Australia.
She almost got the death sentence but got 20 or 25 years instead. She eventually did 9 but is still in Bali on bail until at least 2017.
Sure if you are actually smuggling drugs you have to face the consequences and knowing what a joke the Indonesian, and other countries in that part of the world, justice systems are, should be enough to put any person with an ounce of sense off.
Weirdly in Indonesia they have short sentences for very violent crimes and murder. The lady in question met many people serving only 4 or 5 years for murder.
Funny that the countries that are easy to get drugs in are the ones with the more draconian sentences if you are caught. That's using not smuggling.
Edited by croyde on Wednesday 29th April 10:44
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