The Wire

As the Schapelle Corby trial nears its conclusion, there’s a growing feeling among large sections of the Australian public that justice won’t be done—that in the Indonesian system you’re guilty until proven innocent. In several letters to the editor in Australia’s various newspapers, people have even criticised the Australian Government for not intervening in the case and bringing Schapelle home, even though this would be a total disregard for another country’s sovereignty. The director of Melbourne’s Asian Law Centre, Professor Tim Lindsay, is a specialist in Indonesian law and says much of the criticism comes as a result of Australians not understanding the differences between our legal system and Indonesia’s.