Schapelle and her Hotman
I'll be frank, and this is obviously only my opinion: I have never believed Schapelle Corby was innocent. Stupid maybe, but not innocent. My belief was formed the first day I saw her being taken into custody by Indonesian officials, and almost everything I've seen and read since has only strengthened this opinion. I believe it's a million times more likely she or someone close to her put the drugs in her bag as opposed to the defense notion that someone involved in an elaborate drug syndicate put them there.
So why am I writing about her today?
Because her Mercedes Benz driving "LA Law" style showpony of a lawyer makes me sick, and his comments today sum up why. This is what Hotman Paris Hutapeahe had to say today in blaming us, the Australian people, for letting our government "abandon" Schapelle:
"Your country, your people, always think you are the best human being (sic) in the Earth, but in fact your bloody airport, sending all marijuana to my own country, look at the Bali nine. So don't say any more that Australians are the most human law-abiders. In fact your front yard is very dirty." So, according to Hotman, it is now every Australians fault that Schapelle will not have her appeal upheld, and we are all responsible for the drugs trafficked into Indonesia. He also complained that our Justice Minister wouldn't fly to Bali to meet him even though he was in Jakarta, yet Hotman himself wouldn't fly to Jakarta for the meeting because he was "too busy". "The one who destroyed this case is the Australian Government," he says. Pathetic.
I don't believe Schapelle is innocent. At best, I'd say she was indirectly responsible. I don't believe her family are telling the truth: how can I when they've lied on national television, plus the fact that they now refer to Ron Bakir, who increased Australian public awareness of her case enormously, as the "black knight". And now I'm tired of reading and hearing about how little we've done for her, especially from a man who tried bringing an Indonesian TV star into his team to bolster public opinion. Sorry Hotman, but facts and facts alone will overturn Schapelle's guilty verdict. Your berating of the Australian government and now the Australian people only serves to diminish any sympathy I have left for Schapelle.
I wonder how many times he'll visit her in the next 20 years!
So why am I writing about her today?
Because her Mercedes Benz driving "LA Law" style showpony of a lawyer makes me sick, and his comments today sum up why. This is what Hotman Paris Hutapeahe had to say today in blaming us, the Australian people, for letting our government "abandon" Schapelle:
"Your country, your people, always think you are the best human being (sic) in the Earth, but in fact your bloody airport, sending all marijuana to my own country, look at the Bali nine. So don't say any more that Australians are the most human law-abiders. In fact your front yard is very dirty." So, according to Hotman, it is now every Australians fault that Schapelle will not have her appeal upheld, and we are all responsible for the drugs trafficked into Indonesia. He also complained that our Justice Minister wouldn't fly to Bali to meet him even though he was in Jakarta, yet Hotman himself wouldn't fly to Jakarta for the meeting because he was "too busy". "The one who destroyed this case is the Australian Government," he says. Pathetic.
I don't believe Schapelle is innocent. At best, I'd say she was indirectly responsible. I don't believe her family are telling the truth: how can I when they've lied on national television, plus the fact that they now refer to Ron Bakir, who increased Australian public awareness of her case enormously, as the "black knight". And now I'm tired of reading and hearing about how little we've done for her, especially from a man who tried bringing an Indonesian TV star into his team to bolster public opinion. Sorry Hotman, but facts and facts alone will overturn Schapelle's guilty verdict. Your berating of the Australian government and now the Australian people only serves to diminish any sympathy I have left for Schapelle.
I wonder how many times he'll visit her in the next 20 years!
posted by David at 2:53 pm
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