The "Bali Nine"

Pangloss62 · 09-06-2006, 11:42 AM

9 Heroin mules from Australia got some really bad news this morning, but the news could be a sign of bad news for millions of Indonesians in the future.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali_Nine

Indonesia is allegedly a secular state, but I think the Indonesian Supreme Court is sending a message to the West not just about drug trafficking, but about Islamic Law. The prosecution was asking for 20 years, but the Indonesian Supreme Court increased the sentences of six of the "Bali Nine" to death; and they didn't even tell their lawyers.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems...9/s1734831.htm

Indonesia has the world's largest Islamic population, and I think their Supreme Court is asserting a more Sharia-like view. I suppose time will tell.

09-06-2006, 11:42 AM	#1
Pangloss62 Lecturer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 768	The "Bali Nine" 9 Heroin mules from Australia got some really bad news this morning, but the news could be a sign of bad news for millions of Indonesians in the future. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali_Nine Indonesia is allegedly a secular state, but I think the Indonesian Supreme Court is sending a message to the West not just about drug trafficking, but about Islamic Law. The prosecution was asking for 20 years, but the Indonesian Supreme Court increased the sentences of six of the "Bali Nine" to death; and they didn't even tell their lawyers. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems...9/s1734831.htm Indonesia has the world's largest Islamic population, and I think their Supreme Court is asserting a more Sharia-like view. I suppose time will tell. __________________ Things are never as good, or bad, as they seem.

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