Another letter to the TNT

Schapelle Corby's trial in Bali has just finished and there should be a verdict in a couple of weeks. I've been following the case in the papers for a while, and despite the fact that I am the least sympathetic person I know, I actually feel sorry for her. Some of it born out of irritation for the Indonesians as I know they're not too fond of Aussies, and the last pictures I saw of a Denpasar court were during the trial of the defiant Bali Bombers. Some Indonesians have a lot of resentment towards Australians and it seems to me that they just want to put her down. They have given her no opportunity to gather any evidence to prove her innocence, and standard procedures that you would have expected to be followed by sensible authorities have simply been ignored. The girl is clearly innocent, anyone can see that. The prosecution don't seem to care though, but then again, their job is to prosecute, not to care. But I am so irritated by the case they have put against her, and their blind flipancy of any evidence and common sense to the contrary.

So again, another letter from me to the TNT. I've taken a dig at the Indos, I hope it gets printed:

Schapelle Corby has made her last plea of innocence to a Denpasar court. Her whole trial has exposed the complete farce the Indonesian judicial system is. The prosecution and the authorities have ignored every scrap of evidence that may have proven Schapelle’s innocence; even refusing to have the bag of marijuana she was allegedly carrying finger-printed. Had this incident occurred in a civilised country, she would not have even stood trial. Her fate is in the hands of the three trial judges, I think most of Australia hopes they will see some sense and find her not guilty.