Pubdate: Fri, 17 Mar 2006
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Australia Web)
Copyright: 2006 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Website: http://www.abc.net.au/
Author: Peter Cave
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/people/Corby (Schapelle Corby)

PROSECUTORS BURN CORBY EVIDENCE

Bali prosecutors have burnt all of the physical evidence used to 
convict Australian woman Schapelle Corby on drug trafficking charges, 
despite a planned appeal.

Corby is serving a 20-year sentence for importing marijuana.

The prosecutors have burnt the 4.2 kilograms of marijuana, the boogie 
board bag it was found in, the boogie board itself and Corby's flippers.

The prosecutors' office refused to save even a small part of the 
marijuana for DNA testing, should this become part of any future appeal.

Corby's lawyer, Erwin Siregar, says he is outraged.

"This is a big problem for me now because they destroy the evidence," he said.

But he says the extraordinary appeal will go ahead.

"I can make it in six months, I can make it in one year," Mr Siregar said.

"As soon as I go about there, I will make it, the extraordinary appeal."
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