Prosecutors in the Bali Nine case will appeal against the reduction in sentence for 5 of the group. Earlier in the week Renae Lawrence, Michael Czugaj, Matthew Norman, Si Yi Chen and Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen, had their life sentences
reduced from life, to 20 years. Myuran Sukuran, Andrew Chan and Martin Stephens all appealed but were rejected. Scott Rush did not yet appeal.
Prosecutors think that a 20 year sentence is way to low will appeal in the cases of Michael Czugaj, Matthew Norman, Si Yi Chen and Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen. Renae looks to have comes up trumps for co operating. The prosecution can’t really appeal because she got 20 years. To a layman like myself it seems rather sadistic, canvasing for someone to spend their life in jail, but I guess that’s their job.
Chief prosecutor Olopan Nainggolan said “It is too low for them. They deserve life, not 20 years, so we will appeal.” The appeal will take place at the Supreme Court in Jakarta.
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It shows how unfair our justice system is. How is it that Martin Stephens sentance was not reduced and he was charged with the same crime? Any one who thinks our Indonesian Justice system is fair has a serious mental problem.
maybe he just didnt pay enough
Or Schapelle getting the same sentence for a bag of dope. Or somebody getting half the sentence for assassinating a judge. I can’t see how anybody can take the Indonesian legal system seriously except for the poor bastards getting locked up for most of their lives.
I’ve never heard anyone comment that the Indonesia legal system was fair or…right!
However the Indonesian judges came to their decisions, or whatever assisted these judges in making their decisions, point is the crimes were committed in Indonesia and therefore are only subject to Indonesian law (despite our views of it’s inadequacies or corruption).
The weight of the illegal substance or circumstances involved in whatever crime you are committing…does not matter…break the law in Indonesia (or any country in the world)and you must pay the price.
If you don’t like the Indonesian justice system…then ya might want to avoid breaking Indonesian law!
I wish Indonesia had death penalty for those who dare bringing marijuana or “the white powder” in. Then there will be no more dispute or argument about how many years they might spend in jail. The less criminals in this world, the better generation we will have. If you happen not to like it, go pound sand!
There are alot of comments going round about those poor buggers doin it tough in jail in Bali. To all the do gooders if you weren’t in good shape for something you had done, do you all think those nine tossers would give a shit about you?
The joke is on you.
Having been too forthright about schooling in Bali-( You were most gracious in reply) I have read your blogs daily. Well done for the number each day on this site. I read them avidly.
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