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Aussie student faces death penalty
Aussie student faces death penalty
By Cindy Wockner in Bali | Sunday Tasmanian | Oct. 10, 2004 AN AUSTRALIAN student faces the death penalty after being arrested in Bali carrying 4.2kg of Marijuana allegedly hidden in a bodyboard bag. Schapelle Leigh Corby, 27, from Tugun on the Gold Coast, was arrested on Friday afternoon at Bali's airport in Denpasar after an X-ray scan by customs officers showed an unusual package in her bodyboard bag. When officers opened the bag, they found 4.2kg of Marijuana leaf in a large plastic bag with dried flowers on top in a poor attempt to disguise the package. Drug-detector dogs were brought in and it is understood drug tests proved positive for an illegal drug. Corby, who was travelling with several others, believed to be her siblings, was arrested on Friday afternoon after she had arrived on an Australian Airlines flight from Brisbane to Denpasar via Sydney. Corby is now the only woman being held in the jail at the Polda police headquarters in Denpasar, Bali's capital city. The group had planned a two-week stay in Bali and had return tickets to Australia booked for October 22. For the first eight days, the group had reservations at a hotel resort in Kuta. Under Indonesia's tough anti-drug laws, Corby could face the death penalty or life imprisonment if convicted. A more lenient sentence for Corby would be 20 years in jail and a fine of one billion rupia ($A150,000). A Brisbane man was arrested last month after allegedly trying to export tens of thousands of methamphetamine tablets into Australia, and is also in jail in Bali. Corby's travelling companions, along with their locally hired lawyer, visited her in the jail yesterday and police sources said the young woman was in tears after they left. The Sunday Telegraph understands that Corby has so far refused to speak to police about the allegations. It is understood the bodyboard bag was not locked or secured and one police source said it appeared to have been an extremely amateurish bid to bring drugs into Bali. 
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the idea that a life could be lost for any offence related to marijuana is absolutly brainless...
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That is insane. I really hope the Aussie government steps in and does something. You think they would take a bad rap for "Defending" a drug trafficer, though?
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This sorta thing happens all the time and I doubt that the aussie gov't can do anything about this. These are countries that area known for heavy traffiking. They will do the best to make examples out of foreigners no matter the cost. A couple years ago the same thing happened to a german girl in Thailand who I believe got the death penalty. Her bf was doing some small time thing.. he knew the cops were on to him. So he left. The hotel room got raided and his gf arrested. She claims that she had nothing to do with it. Besides the fact of whether she was guilty or not; the german gov't was of no help.
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dont do the crime if you can't do the time
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it's only bullshit to us because our drug laws, especially our marijuana laws, are so lenient. back east you can get lashed/caned for spitting on the ground.
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Half the time if not all the time. It rich kids or just plain stupid kids that think this will make them some quick cash. In the example of the german girl, her father was a prominent german politican. Neither his money or influence could save her. But another dark side to these stories is that a lot of the time the cops plant more in order for it to look like a really important bust.
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hasnt anyone seen "return to paradise" or "brokendown palace"?these are true stories about people getting caught with drugs in 3rd world countries,scary shit.malaysia is death penalty for possesing any drug at all even if its for personal use
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That's what you get for doing something stupid with Narcotics in those Countries. You don't fuck around over there.
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heh heh that may be so... but hey, life's a bitch then you're caught smuggling Marijuana and shot right?
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Hanging? Pfft... that's so boring...
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