I can't beleive that a beautiful, intelligent young woman who would be aware of the penelties of drug smuggling int that country, would even attempt something so stupid. I believe she is innocent. As for the Russians, don't take it out on individuals just because they were born in Indonesia. It's their Government that has wronged, & the people have no say in what their Government do. As in all other countries in the world! Don't blame a race of people because of a lousy handful of 'LOOSERS' that call themselves 'The Government'! Violence doesn't solve anything! Just complicates things more! Stay focussed on the positives of getting this woman back to Aust. & her family.
Indonesian students and other citizens of this country in Moscow and elsewhere in Russia! Stay home, don't go out, it's potentially dangerous! Calling police will only land you to jail!!!
Russia has just developed a new virus called "an Indonesian Rat Killer", all affairs is a sham???... Hmmm, we'll hunt down Indonesians here in Moscow as wild rats and subject them to imprisonment for anything... We'll shake their guts here down, smash their faces and gun down all of them!!!
this giel has gotta be set free shame on the aus gov if it was one of their family membas this wouldnt be happening fuck the goverment he gotta get this beautiful innocent back to her family and friends were she belongs
Whether Schapelle is innocent or guilty she is in her right to demand a fair and honest trial! Will this happen in Indonesia? Innocent until proven guilty or is it guilty until proven guilty? Let her have a fair trial!
Hello everybody from Moscow, Russia!!! I suggest the Russian Government secretly can "invite" a son or a daughter of an Indonesian Top Authority and shove a case at an Airport with a 40kg of HEROIN in it! We'll also find seven AK-47Ms, five grenades F-1, and accuse him/her of international terrorism!!!!!! And than make a change with these monkeys!
The Australian Government should be doing more to ensure that Ms Schapelle Corby has all the assistance she needs to ensure a fair trial while overseas, according to the Australian Democrats.
Democrats' Attorney-General and Justice Spokesperson, Senator Brian Greig, says the Government is picking and choosing which Australian citizens it helps and which others are left to fend for themselves if they encounter foreign difficulties.
"It is very good news for Ms Corby that Gold Coast businessman, Ron Bakir is personally paying for an Australian legal team to go to Bali to assist her, but its a sad indictment on the Federal Government that such assistance had to come from the private sector," Senator Greig said.
"Here is a young Australian who is facing the death penalty if she is convicted of these charges - the Government should be taking every step possible to ensure that she receives a fair trial and if the worst occurs, that she is not executed," Senator Greig said.
"Instead, it has been left to a well meaning private individual to send legal help to do what the Government should be doing.
"The Government's half-hearted assistance in the matter of Ms Corby is just the latest example of its increasing tendency to neglect the rights of Australian citizens incarcerated in foreign prisons.
"In recent years, my office has received numerous complaints about the Government's treatment of Australians in foreign prisons.
"In cases such as this, where the death penalty is a possible outcome, there is an additional and urgent need for the Government to provide assistance," Senator Greig said.
How can Schapelle Corby have gotten 4 kgs of marijuana out of Australia via not one but 2 different airports?? Doesn't say a hell of a lot for the Australian Custom officers does it??? Maybe they should all be punished for not doing their job right in the first place. Free Schapelle I believe she is innocent.
I cant believe how no body is helping,never fear mad ron is on his way at least someone is finally doing something INNOCENT UNTILL PROVEN GUILTY. Could any one really be so stupid as to jump on a plane with 4kgs weed i seriously doubt it.
There is too much reasonable doubt in this case. Execution or life imprisonment is a total abomination of human rights. The Indonesian justice system clearly needs an overhaul.
Boys, I work for Raiffeisen Bank St. Petersburg, Russia. It looks like Russian men have become enraged about that lady! It's so far away, Russia's talking, that's intersting!!!
Hi Andrei from Moscow! My name is Stanislav and I live St.Petersburg, RUSSIA. I think we should clean up those damned islands from this shit called Indonesian monkey alike population... We'll make it a Russian resort free of this shit.... For Australian citizens: you guys will have to go through much less procedures to obtain a Russian visas to enter the islands. THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT AFFILIATE WITH A CORRUPTION!!! It's not a secret that every government is corrupted... It just goes to the attitude toward people who differ from animals. These monkeys are not people, so let's clean this shit up!!!... Andrei, you've decided to marry that woman, have you met her previously? WHERE THE FUCK ARE THE AUSTRALIAN AUTHORITIES??? Remember, how Soviet troops took over Amin's castle???
Everyone knows that Indonesia is the totally corrupt and the only way to get ahead is thru deceit & more corruption and if that means someone else suffers - so what! She was set up by the customs there in Denpasar and any dinkum Aussie who sets foot in the place after this should hang their head in shame!
To Indonesian Authorities from RUSSIA "with love": you know what, you have personally crossed my life road, because I have personally planned to marry Schapelle Corby, OK??? So, from now on her tradegy has become mine, OK??? To Schapelle: whatever happens, there's always me - a Russian guy - I'll be waiting pationtly, ...and take revenge some day that WILL come, OK???
...On behalf of all of RUSSIAN citizens: RUSSIA (Moscow) is there with Schapelle Corby!!!... To these Indonesian Customs Monkeys: yo, we here have been breaking you down here, pitekantrops, little head short brain Indo monkeys!!! Once you step into Russia - we'll freeze you down and post at a museum for mass observation to see how a man has developed from a monkey, ok??? Let the poor girl go, think about her familily! She's planned to get married, not BURRIED!!! LET HER GO NOW!!!!!!!!
People can not be treated this way, inexcusable and inhumane. Where is our governmental help for this girl. Trust me i will not be travelling overseas soon because there is no resource for help.
io went to bali for my wedding and back aggain 3 years latere. never again, along with my family of 5. i look at the photos of her and think that could be me.
amazing the govt can boast about how wonderful they are on the money raised for vic's of tsunami but don't lower their heads in shame for the lack of support they have given schapelle. why haven;t they come forward and made statements.
Honestly, why would anyone try to take that quantity overseas and then claim the bag is hers, if she was trying to hide something. Also due to the fact that the street value is considerably less than here, you just would not do it. The only thing she needs to take responsibility for is not locking her bag. A lesson for all travelling overseas. I am boycotting any country with the death penalty for such an outrageous and petty crime.
As for the government, don't even get me started, just another subject they would like brushed under the rug, now that they hold complete power, I just wonder who will be the next victim hung up and left to dry.
Why on earth are Howard & Downer sitting on their hands over this issue.
More frightened of offending Indonesia than interested in saving one of our own without doubt.
The gutless inability of our miserable excuse for "leadership" makes me sick & angry and is a shame to and a reflection on every one of us nationally.
The message is clear. If any Australian is in any sort of trouble or danger anywhere in the world they are totally on their own, forget about the bullshit notion that we look out for one another.
Even if guilty, the death penalty for a first offender smuggling marijuana is sick and shows a complete disregard for life. I'm boycotting anything Indonesian until Corby comes home.
She's not guilty! Let her go!!! If they want to go ahead with a trial atleast allow it to be done in Australia where we know Schapelle will be treated like a human being, not an animal! Our prays are with u Schapelle
I have just returned from Bali and as beautiful as their country is I will NEVER set foot back into Bali if they find Scharpelle gulity.
In Bali battering is their way of life, and our experiences at Denpasar Airport, confirmed to us all very stongly a system which is extremly corrupt.
I agree with all the previous comments and finally I would like to say ANY ONE who travels to Indonesia is equally at risk of being framed.
IT'S THE CUSTOMS OFFICER, he's the guilty one, or possibly has links with the mastermind behing the framing of her, Think about it: from a report on 60 minutes, the officer noted the bage on the ground so that he'd be the one to check it, (note that it was no the ground and not on the baggage collection, second the same customs officer deliberatly handled Schapelle's bag without glove, chances are his fingerprints were already on the bag so that if the bag was checked for fingerprints police would overlook him as a possible suspect, aslo his statement in court obviously showed he was lying: Who in their right mind even if they were drug trafficers would say "That's Marijuana and it's mine" or something like that, only a complete idiot would say something like that. If the Indonesian firing squad want's to shoot someone they should shoot him. and set Schapelle free
Whether she is innocent or not this woman should not be put to death! This isnt even an eye for an eye case! It is weed for a life! this is injust and she should not have to suffer
I feel that there is no way possible she would be able to get through australian customs with a bag that big and full of weed...i mean cmon is our customs security for drugs that pathetic.. they claim not to be so how could an australian moce that much weed...it had to have been planted and i feel indonesian customs is lying....what grounds can australia have a relationship with indonesia if they are a lying country. Let our australian citizen free let her come home she is innocent and you indonesians are the liars...just because we dont allow all ur immigrants into our country especially by illegal means.
Cant the customs officers check the weight of her luggage which WOULD have been weighed BEFORE she flew overseas, and compare it to the weight of her buggage after she landed? I think this would proove her innocence if there was a 4.2kg variance in the weight!
I have read about her case in the Sydney Morning Herald, from what I have read, she is likely innocent of the charges and was unwittingly used as a 'mule' by some unknown person. I am a U.S. citizen and am adamantly opposed to the death penalty. I urge the government of Indonesia to join the list of nations that have abolished the death penalty. Freeing this young woman is the just action and will improve the image of Indonesia around the world.
australias security you would pray is much tighter than indonesias, so if she is innocent how did she leave our continent. She has to be proven beyond reasonable doubt, and that surely can not happen on that fact alone.
NO WAY am I going to Indo anymore! Someone might open my surfboard bag and slip in ?who-knows-what? Plenty of "safer" places on Earth to visit.
Death for 4kg of weed? How barbaric! Sounds like the Indonesian legal system has been heavily influenced by USA Foreign Policy and is helping them conduct their "War on Drugs".
I have been following Schapelles's case very closely and I pray for her often. I have written to Prime Minister Howard and to the Indonesian officials. I believe she is innocent but I really don't care either way as no way does a single 4kg bag of pot equal life in prison or death. I want Schapelle brought home immediately. I have asked that if necessay she be given a presidential pardon. She has already suffered enough. I have written to three leading Australian newspapers requesting that every Australian send letters or emails to the PM requesting her immediate release. Strings need to be pulled here and favours called in at the highest levels. If she were a politician's daughter or very wealthy she would be home already. The amount of aid that Indonesia gets from Australia is mind boggling and the number of lives saved by Australians and Australian contributions in the recent tsunami is huge. All we ask for in return is ONE life. I am still thinking of ways to help Schapelle and I will never give up on this until we get her home.
from Gary McCleary
Head Teacher Mathematics
we believe no australian citizen would be able to commit this and gett away with it this is why we believe that shapelle is innocent and we believe the balinese are setting her up
I love Indonesia, I respect your people, your culture and your sovereignty--but this prosecution under penalty of death is a crime against humanity. Please show that the justice prevails with a fair trial and a humane sentence should guilt be proven beyond doubt that is compatible with such a victimless crime.
I have been to BALI... I have walked your streets and been offered Marijana & Ecstasy from the locals, STOP THE CRIME IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY! You can't prove that Schapelle put drugs in her bag, HELL if she did AUSSIE CUSTOMS WOULDN'T HAVE LET HER LEAVE AUSTRALIA! BRING HER HOME! WE ARE HERE FOR YOU SCHAPELLE :)
There are too many real criminals and real danger on this Planet to spend energy threatening someone with death, who may or may not have smuggled marijuana into your Country.
