Jakarta, Indonesia
Thousands of Australians protested this week after an Indonesian court sentenced an Australian woman to 20 years in prison for smuggling marijuana. Schapelle Corby, 27, was traveling to Bali with friends when customs officials found 9 pounds of pot in her luggage. Corby said the drugs weren’t hers, but the court sentenced her as a drug trafficker. Most Australians believe Corby to be innocent, as the baggage handlers who worked her flight are under investigation in a separate drug-running case. Indonesian charities have been inundated with calls from angry Australians demanding the return of the money they donated to tsunami relief. “Australia has collectively thrown a tantrum,” said Australian political scientist Greg Barto.
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