Shoutbox

The bali bombing is a much more complicated case, and those who have being DIRECTLY involved have recieved either life terms, or death.

I dont think Shapelle should get the death penalty. 20 years is substantial enough, although i do think they will lmake that life on appeal.

Now i want to eleaborate on the legal concept of Prima Facie. The are so many people around saying she hasnt gotten a fair trial beacuse she is in some way guilty before being proven innocent in Indonesia. In any jurasdiction this would be the case.  Prima Facie is latin for 'At first view or on its face'. Meaning that evidence Requires no additional support to establish validity or credibility. It is resumed to be true unless disproved by evidence to the contrary. It refers to evidence that, at first appearance, seems to establish a particular fact, but that may be later contradicted by other evidence.

What that means is that substantial evidence exists (SHe was found with the drugs in HER bag) for that evidence to stand alone on court. As she was effectively caught red handed, the onus is on her to prove that the drugs in the bag were not hers.