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The Schapelle Corby FAQ This is an ongoing project, as we strive to answer all frequently asked questions.
2. Why was Schapelle going to Bali?
3. Where did she get the money?
4. Where can I find detailed information on the show trial? Breaches of the Indonesian Code of Criminal Procedure, and the UN International Convention on Civil and Political Rights, in the Schapelle Corby Trial
This is harrowing, as it demonstrates the appalling nature of the show trial in clear and objective terms.
5. Marijuana TO Indonesia? testing the marijuna for country of origin
As explained in the video above, the drugs were subsequently burned so that these tests could never be performed. One can only assume that they knew exactly where they came from already: and it wasn't Australia or Schapelle Corby!
Rather than even attempting to obtain legitimate secondary evidence (which never existed), they attempted a series of underhand measures, such as twice trying to trick her into signing a confession, written in Indonesian (which at the time she could not speak or read). Why would they do this, rather than fingerprint the bags/etc, if they didn't already know the outcome?
6. What is the story about the inner bag having been slashed?
But it didn't even end there: the police officers on the scene immediately handled the plastic bags without gloves, and laughed when Schapelle protested. One can only assume that they knew the court would subsequently not allow finger printing or DNA tests.
7. How widespread is corruption in Indoensia? http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/01/22/2472533.htm) found that bribes were paid in 48 per cent of all interactions with Indonesian police. They topped the list of the countrys most corrupt institutions. Second in the list? Indonesia's customs office: to which 41 per cent of respondents acknowledged paying bribes. 30 per cent of respondents said they paid bribes to Indonesian courts with $14,000 being the average payment.
The United States Government also formally acknowledges this: "Widespread corruption continued throughout the legal system. Bribes influenced prosecution, conviction, and sentencing in countless civil and criminal cases" (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2002/18245.htm). />
8. What is the airport CCTV mystery?
The CCTV footage from the airport in Indonesia, which would have shown Schapelle's shock at the find, and proved her version of events at that location, was simply not commandeered by the court, and was instead erased! The judge had initially agreed to look into it, but he later stated, “We’ll get it if we need to”. Disgracefully, he never found 'the need' - yet again one can only assume because he knew that it would collaborate Schapelle and discredit the prosecution even further.
9. Is Schapelle a drug user?
She is also a very honorable and honest person: she maintained her innocence even thought there were clear sentencing advantages to pleading guilty (and continues to do so, even though she suffers further for it)
10. Who put the marijuana in her bag? Schapelle Corby: The Hidden Truth
11. What are Schapelle's conditions in prison like? Schapelle's Conditions and Life in Kerobokan Prison
"sleeping alongside rats, feral cats and fifteen girls
12. Why have the Australian government done so little?
Australian/Indonesian relations are of significant importance to the West. This is largely because Indonesia is the largest Muslim majority country in the world, and is not currently under the control of religious fundamentalists. It is therefore closer to the West than many similar cultures. It is thus strategically important that this political position remains stable, particularly with respect to issues such as terrorism. Through its proximity to Indonesia, Australia is instrumental in maintaining the equilibrium.
However, when the Schapelle Corby case emerged in 2004/5, that relationship was heavily strained. The Australian public were horrified by what they saw, and the government were under pressure to act. Suddenly, this was a highly political issue.
But politicians are politicians. The Australian Prime Minister was in a corner: the public wanted Schapelle to be freed, yet to the West and to politicians, the strategic relationship was vital. No surprise therefore about which took precedence.
The government consequently wriggled and squirmed, and ultimately used the media to subdue public opinion. Schapelle Corby was dispensable, as was her family.
13. What is the Schapelle Corby Smear Campaign?
No-one was immune from this foul process, including Schapelle's now deceased father. Such was the intensity of the accusations, that her family were forced to ask the police for help. The police obliged, issuing certificates of no-disclosable outcomes
14. Who is Tara Hack?
15. Didn't she write a book?
Schapelle of course paid, and is paying, a price for this, as it reveals a reality which a number of parties would prefer to remain hidden. Reading it is certainly a harrowing experience: one can only imagine what living it must be like.
The international version of the book can be purchased via Amazon
16. How is Schapelle coping?
17. Is there any sort of support forum? HERE
18. How can I help? How to Help Schapelle Campaign Resources
HOW TO HELP How To Help Page
