As much as I feel sorry for the poor girl I am not on anyones side . The sentence was manifestifly excessive based upon what would appear to be inconclusive evidence but such is the nature of The Indonesian Judicial System . If a person is legitimately intercepted transporting drugs and is proven to be part of a distribution network and the technical weight of the evidence is against them in a proven manner then we have a solid case in which to structure the sentence around and in such cases swift and stern justice is quite reasonable in comparison to our cordial judicial system in Aust . Sometimes Indonesia must look at some of the Sentences handed down in Aust Courts and laugh .. The pressing issue here is the primary evidence must be scientifically tested in a controlled and monitored enviroment - The AFP and The Indonesian Police must reach an amicable arrangement in testing and then correlating any superficial evidence against other existing external databases . If the Indonesian police are not prepared to work in collaboration with The AFP and subject the primary evidence to a series of forensic and print tests - Then what capabilities does The Aust Govt have at its disposal .
This is a simple and uncomplicated procedure - Provide The AFP and IP access to the Primary evidence in order to facilitate forensic testing in a controlled and supervised enviroment . Anything else is a cop out and heads should roll on EITHER SIDE .
