Tag: John Howard
Posted on Sat Nov 24, 2007 at 02:31:37 PM EST
Tags: John Howard, Schapelle Corby (all tags)
Australian Prime Minister John Howard is out, suffering a humiliating re-election defeat after four terms in office.
I only wish his refusal to support Schapelle Corby as she rots in an Indonesian prison for 20 years following her conviction for importing 4 kilos of pot in a boogie board played a part.
During the trial, Corby wrote to Prime Minister of Australia John Howard, saying in part:“ As a father and as a leader, I plead for your help. I did not do this. I beg for justice. I don't know how much longer I can do this. Please bring me home. ”
Howard was quoted as saying in response:
“ I feel for her. I understand why there's a lot of public sympathy for her; I would simply say that I hope justice is done and it's a fair and true verdict...I would ask the rhetorical question: My fellow Australians, if a foreigner were to come to Australia and a foreign government were to start telling us how we should handle (it), we would react very angrily to that."
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