Australia's Corby faces life

[F-ck Casey]

An Australian beauty therapist accused of smuggling drugs into Indonesia faces life in prison after prosecutors said they would not ask for a death penalty.

Schapelle Corby, 27, is charged with carrying 4.1kg (9lb) of marijuana into the Indonesian island of Bali in 2004.

Prosecutor Ida Bagus Wiswantanu said the case against her was "convincing", and that her actions could harm Bali's image as a tourist resort.

Ms Corby says she is not guilty, in a case which has gripped Australia.

Her lawyers argue that the drugs were put in Ms Corby's bag after she checked it in at Brisbane Airport and then boarded a flight to Bali.

The three judges in the trial, which is taking place in the island's main town of Denpasar, are not expected to hand down their verdict for several weeks.

One of the judges said on Thursday that he would not be influenced by the arrest this week of nine other Australians in connection with heroin trafficking charges.

Chief Judge Linton Siriat said he and his fellow judges would consider Ms Corby's case on its own merits.

Before being led away from the court, Ms Corby wept as she embraced her sister.

I just heard she was found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison.

[Todd]

WTF? A life sentence for drug possession? Murderers go free after 20 years.

[Louis]

Originally posted by Todd@May 27 2005, 04:03 AM
WTF? A life sentence for drug possession? Murderers go free after 20 years.
...You see what this world is coming to now?

[F-ck Casey]

The mind behind the Bali Hotel explosion a few years back only got 3 years in prison.

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[D_A_V_I_D]

Originally posted by Casey@May 27 2005, 03:39 PM
The mind behind the Bali Hotel explosion a few years back only got 3 years in prison.

[/addingfueltothefire]
I know, how stupid is the system.
That is just unjust.

Try to blow lots of people up. 3 years
Possibly accidently bring drugs into another contry, facing death.

What the hell, it really infuriates me to se the system in bali so wrong and unjust. What is the world comming to. :angry:

[electricM]

I am so ANGRY about this. This is a huge story in Australia and I don't know ONE person who doesn't think she is innocent. We are devastated. :angry: :angry: :angry:

[minuteforce]

in australia (at least in my area) i don't know anyone who's really "gripped" by the case. though there were people crying when the verdict came about. radio calls were frequent.
20 years for possible drug smuggling? ... honestly ...

i'd say she's more likely innocent than guilty with the reaction she had, but still, yeah, the indonesian justice system is different. when i ask people they say nobody knows whether she's guilty of it or not. very frustrating, that is.

[Cale.]

i do believe she is innocent but if there is no solid proof, then how could they have said she was innocent. If they let her off the hook it would leave a hole right open for other people with an intention to smuggle drugs into Bali.

[D_A_V_I_D]

Originally posted by Skywalker@May 27 2005, 06:10 PM
i do believe she is innocent but if there is no solid proof, then how could they have said she was innocent. If they let her off the hook it would leave a hole right open for other people with an intention to smuggle drugs into Bali.
I agree that there was a lack of evidence to prove she was innocent though many people i know, actually practically everyone i know thinks she is innocent. But a justice system relies on solid evidence.

What i think is just idiotic is that she can come close being given the death sentance and ends up with 20 years in prison while the guy behind the Bali Hotel bombing only gets three years.

It is just so corrupt :angry:
Where is the justice :mad:

[omnislasher_VII]

I say fuck to those judges.

Apparently they didn't want to see evidence supplied by the Australian government.

I mean, WTF?!

As an Australian, I feel pained to see a fellow Aussie get unjustly punished.

So not bagus sekali.

[Whimsicality]

Here's another article on it: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050527/wl_as...HNlYwMlJVRPUCUl (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050527/wl_asia_afp/indonesiaaustralia_050527174236;_ylt=AlLHuw0I0UjNJ 10cUVgr9TfaHXcA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPU CUl)




And people say the US is harsh about pot...shiitttt.

[Evan™]

wtf....

[Weezy]

The US is actually very lenient.. I also heard that if it was an Indonesian person instead, they would have gotten life in prison.

[D_A_V_I_D]

Originally posted by Weezy@May 28 2005, 04:08 PM
The US is actually very lenient.. I also heard that if it was an Indonesian person instead, they would have gotten life in prison.
Yer, it's insane. I feel sorry for Corby. But what can u do

Except start a rebellion to take over indonesia, free the Corby, find thier hidden stash of nukes and rule the world muhahaha

[RX8LP]

Originally posted by D_A_V_I_D+May 28 2005, 06:41 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (D_A_V_I_D @ May 28 2005, 06:41 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--Weezy@May 28 2005, 04:08 PM
The US is actually very lenient.. I also heard that if it was an Indonesian person instead, they would have gotten life in prison.
Yer, it&#39;s insane. I feel sorry for Corby. But what can u do

Except start a rebellion to take over indonesia, free the Carby, find there hidden stash of nukes and rule the world muhahaha [/b][/quote]
Theres different laws in different countries. Most asian countries are very harsh with drug possession cases. I know, im an asian. I also heard they only gave her 20 years because she is not indonesian. The judges were lenient with their decision.

Know one knows if she is guilty or not.....nearly all people in australia say shes innocent just cos...well shes australian.

And bout the guy that planned the bali bombng thing getting only 3 yrs....ill never understand that.

[Shinoda_baby]

shes been found guilty and is doing 20yrs time in a bali prison.

[User Name]

And if you read the actual thread, you would have found that that was already said. Way to go&#33; :thumbsup:

[arT saveS]

Originally posted by Skywalker@May 27 2005, 03:10 AM
i do believe she is innocent but if there is no solid proof, then how could they have said she was innocent. If they let her off the hook it would leave a hole right open for other people with an intention to smuggle drugs into Bali.
Bullshit. Innocent until proven guilty. People are fucking dumb.

[Lisa]

It was depressing seeing her break down in court on the news.

Poor schapelle

[Cale.]

Originally posted by fall.into.sleep+May 29 2005, 04:08 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (fall.into.sleep @ May 29 2005, 04:08 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--Skywalker@May 27 2005, 03:10 AM
i do believe she is innocent but if there is no solid proof, then how could they have said she was innocent. If they let her off the hook it would leave a hole right open for other people with an intention to smuggle drugs into Bali.
Bullshit. Innocent until proven guilty. People are fucking dumb. [/b][/quote]
So your saying if someone smuggles in a bomb and get caught, they can just say "oh it was planted there i don&#39;t know about it" so they just get off charges. Thats the stupidest theory i&#39;ve heard.

[F-ck Casey]

There&#39;s a drug ring in Bali that plants drugs on unwilling victims.