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Aussie woman to 'beg' for life today
Faces death penalty on Indonesian drug charge
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Posted: April 28, 2005
1:00 a.m. Eastern
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com
An Australian beauty school student says she will beg for her life today in an Indonesian courtroom as she faces the death penalty for what she calls a bogus drug charge.
Schapelle Corby told Australian news sources she will beg three Indonesian judges to spare her life in a Balinese courtroom.
The 27-year-old is on trial for allegedly trying to smuggle 4.1kg of marijuana into Indonesia.
She says she is innocent and that the drugs were planted in her bag, possibly by an airport baggage handler.
Defense lawyer Robin Tampoe said Corby should not spend any time in jail.
"Schapelle Corby certainly shouldn't spend any time in jail ... but if they were to come back and impose a substantial sentence, well, the fact that we've got death off the table is small comfort if they impose life," Tampoe said.
The judges are not expected to deliver a verdict for weeks.
"From the date she's charged, I think they have 207 days in which to deliver a verdict, which I think takes us to the 17th of May," he said. "It could be a fast decision ... but certainly within the next few weeks we will know the answer. It's coming very quickly."
The defense team will ask the court to acquit Corby, he said.
"Nothing in this case makes one bit of sense other than the fact that the cannabis was in her bag when she arrived," Tampoe said. "For want of a better word it's a very bizarre set of circumstances.
Australians have written hundreds of "very compelling" letters saying their luggage, too, has been tampered with, he said.
Bali lawyer Lily Lubis describes Corby as a "nervous wreck" who can sleep only with the help of medication.
"She's still using sedatives after the trial because she's kind of hysterical," she said.
Lubis said there was "strong evidence" to back Corby's claim that she was the innocent stooge of a drug gang operating at Australian airports.
The defense claims that marijuana found in Corby's luggage at Denpasar airport was put there after she had boarded a flight to Bali.
While prosecutors would be satisfied with a life sentence, Corby could be executed by firing squad.
Faces death penalty on Indonesian drug charge
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Posted: April 28, 2005
1:00 a.m. Eastern
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com
An Australian beauty school student says she will beg for her life today in an Indonesian courtroom as she faces the death penalty for what she calls a bogus drug charge.
Schapelle Corby told Australian news sources she will beg three Indonesian judges to spare her life in a Balinese courtroom.
The 27-year-old is on trial for allegedly trying to smuggle 4.1kg of marijuana into Indonesia.
She says she is innocent and that the drugs were planted in her bag, possibly by an airport baggage handler.
Defense lawyer Robin Tampoe said Corby should not spend any time in jail.
"Schapelle Corby certainly shouldn't spend any time in jail ... but if they were to come back and impose a substantial sentence, well, the fact that we've got death off the table is small comfort if they impose life," Tampoe said.
The judges are not expected to deliver a verdict for weeks.
"From the date she's charged, I think they have 207 days in which to deliver a verdict, which I think takes us to the 17th of May," he said. "It could be a fast decision ... but certainly within the next few weeks we will know the answer. It's coming very quickly."
The defense team will ask the court to acquit Corby, he said.
"Nothing in this case makes one bit of sense other than the fact that the cannabis was in her bag when she arrived," Tampoe said. "For want of a better word it's a very bizarre set of circumstances.
Australians have written hundreds of "very compelling" letters saying their luggage, too, has been tampered with, he said.
Bali lawyer Lily Lubis describes Corby as a "nervous wreck" who can sleep only with the help of medication.
"She's still using sedatives after the trial because she's kind of hysterical," she said.
Lubis said there was "strong evidence" to back Corby's claim that she was the innocent stooge of a drug gang operating at Australian airports.
The defense claims that marijuana found in Corby's luggage at Denpasar airport was put there after she had boarded a flight to Bali.
While prosecutors would be satisfied with a life sentence, Corby could be executed by firing squad.
