Schapelle Corby - Comments About Schapelle Corby
By Gabrielle Reilly

"Doesn't matter if Corby is not proven guilty. The evidence is only enough to prove this could have happen to anybody, even one of the Trial judges coming back to Indonesia from a holiday in Australia.

Mick Keelty in articles on Wed 11/05 is disgusting in his choice of grammar where his media quotes appear to be design to promote Corby as guilty. He needs to go back to primary school or english speaking skills courses." Howard, Australia

"Please add my name to the petition. Something must be done to save this woman." Jamie, Unknown

"Hello, please add me to the petition. Im from holland and I dont understand some comments. First of all how are you soo sure that this girl is innocent?? We must accept the law of other countries and if you go to other countries especially those in Asia you know about their drug system/law!! If the Australians will boycot Indonesia, it wont hurt the government/law system but the nice ever so friendly indonesians who already suffered from terrorism. I agree Indonesia should not give Shapelle the dealth penalty, so I will fill this petition for not giving her the death penalty!! " Davy, The Netherlands

"Corby is innocent. It could have happened yo my daughter April 1991 while on honeymoon in Bali. They found a package of that looked to be heroin in their bags. The Australian Consul advised to destroy the drugs and run. Not to tell the authorities." Alex, Perth, Western Australia

"I support the release of Schapelle Corby. It is a travesty that this has been allowed to carry on as long as it has." Michael, Criminalist, San Diego, USA

" don't know if the thoughts of an American matter for your petition but I would like you to add my name. It's stories like this that have kept me from travelling to many parts of (what we call) the far east like Tibet and Indonesia. The fact that someone swiching (or planting something in) your bags can lead to your lifelong imprisonment or even execution has repulsed me from these destinations. It's unfortunate since I'm very interested in the culture, history, and folk music from both of these countrys. I know I'm not alone in my personal boycot (terror) of these destinations. I know many other Americans who won't vacation in Tibet for the very same reason. Indonesia is swiftly becoming a wicked facist state. I'm also concerned for the wellbeing of the Paupans who are being slaughtered because they happen to live on land which is now known to be valuable to the miners. I hope everything works out okay." Tim, USA


"It is so obvious Schapelle Corby is innocent. Why would anyone buy drugs worth $A60,000 in Australia and take them to Bali where they can only be sold for $A4,000??? This alone is enough to convince me that she is innocent.Also how can the judges in this case make public statements about their thoughts on the trial before it is over? How corrupt is that? I have
travelled to Bali five times and will NEVER put foot on Indonesian soil again, nor will I buy any products made in Indonesia. Australians STOP travelling to Indonesia.! They need the Australian tourist dollars so lets all deprive them of this. It will hurt them more than anything else. Money is the only thing that counts there and tourists are only cash cows to them to see how much money they can milk from us. If you want a holiday go to somewhere in Australia or one of the many beautiful islands in the South Pacific and you will see how genuine and lovely the people are there, and you will never want to go to Indonesia again. Shapelle is innocent and
caught up in a horrid nightmare, which could hapen to anyone of us if we travel there. What are the airlines doing to ensure baggage cannot be tampered with? Until this issue is sorted, I will be staying home. Love and best wishes, stay strong Schapelle and know the people of Australia are with you 100%." Di, Melbourne, Australia

"This has already gone to far! This reall has to stop asap. Let this girl go home!" Jeanine, Netherlands

"Please add my name to the petition. We must do everything to get her out of Bali and back home." Leonard, Melbourne, Australia

"No one person nor goverment have jurisdiction over the life of other human being and certainly no crime on heart should be punish disposing of such lives, let alone when the victim is not only innocent but all about that. Victim! I which I could do any thing to help saving Schapelle's life." Geo, Unknown

"Dear Gabrielle, At 67 years of age one has to wonder if Indonesia will ever emerge from from the dark ages! This girl has travelled to Bali before, and after talking to people I know who have been there on holidays, she would know that taking drugs there would be like "taking coals to Newcastle"!!! Drugs can be bought there for very little and even little Balinese kids offer to sell them to anybody who is interested. Clean up the airport security and find the "Top Dogs". This girl must be found innocent and I must say it is of utmost urgency that this should occur - Indonesians can kill and mutilate people who were spending their dollars in Bali - have any of them been shot for the atrocities they inflicted on the people who have been keeping Bali afloat for years? Good luck Schapelle - my prayers are with you and hope you will be granted a safe return home." Judy, Queensland, Australia

"Schapelle Corby must be freed. There is no justice in Indonesia and I just don't understand how one of the Bali bombers receieves only 2.5 years jail, but Schapelle is facing at least 20yrs or even worse still. There may as well have not have been a trial, I really didn't see the point of it, except to spread out the fun that the judge must be having. I do not believe that the judge has listened to the evidence or looked at it, he doesn't care at all, he made a decision before the trial started and he will stick to it.

I don't understand why the Australian Government can't do more either. They know she is innocent due to the evidence, and even if she was guilty the trial that has occured is NOT FAIR. I will not go to Bali for the simple fact that if something goes wrong and something is put in my bag that I'll never get out. I feel sorry for the people of Bali because they will suffer, but people will be too scared to go and support the Balinese people because they will be too scared for their own freedom.THERE IS NO JUSTICE IN INDONESIA." Marnie, Australia

"I wish to add my voice to those already saying to the Indonesian Government, set Schapelle free and send her home. The Indonesian Government has a big problem which we are not addressing; Terrorists get 2 years for killing and maiming hundreds while an innocent tourist may get a life in jail or death by firing squad sentence for importing some cannabis. Why can't the Australian Government have the internal fortitude to speak our minds to them? Me and my family going to Bali or Indonesia for a holiday; .....not bloody likely!!!" Terry, Australia

"Whatever the alleged crime a firing squad in the twentieth century is barbaric." Ken, UK


"Please add my name to the petition to save Schapelle Corby. My heart and prayers go out to her and her family." Carole, Crescent City, Ca. U.S.A.

"Please add my name to the petition to try and save Schapelle Corby. And I implore you to do whatever you can to save her. I don't know the facts but the death penalty is, or should, be out of the question." Wolfgang, Germany

"It should be patently clear to any person of intelligence that Schapelle's behaviour is that of an innocent person. Even the prosecution admitted two thiangs: it was her first 'offense', and her behaviour has been very respectful. Tnese are not the hallmarks of someone who is pulling a 'con job' to got off, but of someone who has nothing to fear from the truth. Usually, in these cases, even if the person is innocent, some kind of 'dirt' comes up. Nothing has come up about Schapelle; in fact, the more that comes up, the more impressed I am about her personal integrity. There has, of course, been the real gutter press stuff, such as the 'pregnancy' rumour (again Schapelle's immediate willingness to undergo a pregnancy test, result negative, underlines her personal integrity), and the 'Russell Crowe Japan prostitute' rumours, but does any person with half a brain seriously believe that? In fact, this desparate scandal-mongering to me only further underlines Schapelle's "cleanness", as it indicates the desparation of the gutter press to find something about her. They cannot, so they bizarre rubbish.
I believe that Indonesia's world-profile for justice is on serious display here. If Schapelle is found guilty, then no one will take them seriously as a country with a just legal system. The Indonesian Ambassador to Australian had called for Australians to trust their legal system, as "Australians were satisified with the outcome of the Bali bombing trial." Which Australians? Certainly not me. In fact, there seems to be general outrage that the Bali bombers get two years, and that Schapelle could still face execution if found guilty. Get real, Mr Ambassador - where has your head been for the last 3 years? I believe what Schapelle - and her family - has suffered in Bali amounts to psychological torture on an horrific scale. The prosecution have said to the judges "Look not to your hearts, but your heads, and look at the fact." I agree - and the facts tell any thinking person that SCHAPELLE IN INNOCENT. Please add my name to the petition." Rev Chris - Geelong, Australia

"I hope that the Australian government comes to their senses and realizes that the moment one individual life is more important than their political life. Explain to me the difference between the person who kills unjustly and the person who stands by and allows murder. Free Corby." Cynthia, Little Rock Arkansas USA

"Australia's Daughter Shapelle Corby should be returned home immediatly.I feel that she is a victim of an undercover drug operation gone wrong and gone to far.She was in the wrong place at the wrong time." Rhonda, Balmain, Australia

"Free this girl." Micheal, France

"I am from Manchester UK and have recently spent 3 glorious weeks in Perth, WA. Whilst there I followed the Shapelle story with growing concern. Until reading the story my biggest concern when travelling on airlines was that my suitcase would not get lost! Small fry indeed! I certainly wasn't thinking about that on my return journey to UK! Knowing that my suitcase would be going via several bag handlers made me very concerned. At the moment my 30 year old daughter is travelling through Australia and into Thailand etc and I am now very fearful. I did read in the West Australia newspaper of Tamper Tags for suitcases, which I bought and used. I also read of a wire mesh bag for backpacks etc - all of which would make it a little trickier for anything to be slipped inside. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE free Shapelle Corby and show us all that there is some justice in this beautiful but sometimes very unfair and cruel world." Barbara, Manchester, UK

"I belief Schapelle is very innocent as to what has happened. Doesn,t the judge realise that what is going on in the airports in Sydney that there is a drug smuggling racket going on. My daughter is soon to travel overseas and she is going to get a lock you would know if it was tampered with. She is off to London. She was only saying Bali might be cheap but when all of this is going on you wouldn,t know if they could even catch you for taking even prescription drugs in there, as some don,t read English. She works in a Legal Office and they have to deal with offenders all the time. She passed a remark. That he didn,t understand what Schapelle said and nodded to her. They come up against Judges and Magistrates all the time and can tell you who is good and who is bad.

My heart goes out to Schapelle and I think and pray for her and also her family. It must be heart wrenching for them to see such a nice person like she is an innocent person be put into jail for what somebody else had done to her. If only they would fingerprint the bag they wouldn,t find any of her fingerprints on it. They just haven,t done that." Margaret Australia

"It absolutely sickens me to no end that the murderers who bombed Bali were practically let go without punishment, but then the Indonesian judicial system wants to severely punish Schapelle over planted drugs she had nothing to do with? Since when is that justice? This is definitely an issue for all nations to look at and the rights of the accused need to be protected! This is a reminder that no one should go to Indonesia because the laws, judicial system, and government operate in another time era and it’s called the Stone Age! If more pressure were put on the Indonesian government to change their outdated and ridiculous laws, many a travelers wouldn’t be in Schapelle’s situation. I hope the three Indonesian judges are able to sleep at night knowing that they are about to convict an innocent woman. Then again, I don’t think it is possible for any of them to have a conscious, especially when they practically allowed those bombers get away with murder! My heart and my prayers are with her and her family and I am praying that God will spare this young woman a terrible fate." Theresa, Colorado, USA

"I am the owner of a travel agency in Canada. I urge all travel agents worldwide to discourage their clients from travelling to Bali, thus enhancing their economy. If this is the world we are forced to endure, ALL luggage NO EXCEPTIONS should be in a travellers possession while in transit. What's the point of all the questions at check-in if you're a sitting duck once it leaves your sight at the airport!!! God Bless this innocent soul." AJG, Canada

"Boycott Bali NOW!The whole case against Schapelle is corrupt.There are many other beautiful places in the world to visit." Karen (Israel)


"Is Schapelle Corby guilty? I do not know - only the person who actually put the drug in the bag knows the truth. I have mixed feelings, but do know that the death sentence is absolutely pointless - what will be gained from the execution of this young person. We have to accept the laws of whichever country we choose to visit and feel the handling of this whole affair has been a disaster from the beginning, the legal system in Indonesia should have been allowed to run its course - nothing has been gained by the circus that ensued and has only harmed Schapelle's chances. The Indonesians do not appreciated interference in their judicial system. That "loud mouth" from the Gold Coast who set out for some free air time - did not help Schapelle - only hindered. Would I but a mobile phone from this man - not on your sweet nellie." Karin, Australia

 

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