Bambang Sugiarto says there are gaps in the prosecution case against Corby. Photo: (ABC)

On Indonesian television, he further commented that there was a lack of television footage at the Bali airport when Schapelle arrived in October 2004. Colonel Sugiarto said there were other gaps in the prosecutions case. He concluded that the Schapelle Corby case was only 50% investigated because of difficulties with fingerprinting. These difficulties arose because the Indonesian police failed to wear protective gloves whilst handling the evidence.

Effectively, they contaminated the evidence to such an extent that it could never be verified either way, if Schapelle or anyone else had handled it. The case against Schapelle Corby should have been convincingly in doubt.

On 9 December 2004, two months following Schapelle's arrest, the Indonesian News Digest reported comments made by the Jakarta Legal Aid foundation (LBH) stating that the law enforcement agencies are incapable of upholding human rights in Indonesia and urged the government to reactivate the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights and the International Convention in Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

Of course, in accordance with the ICCPR, there would be several clear violations of the articles relating to the Schapelle Corby case. For one, pre-investigations that are only ever half completed, to contaminated evidence and heresay, certainly do not constitute justice.

Schapelle Corby is a victim of injustice. As stated by the Head of the Balinese drug squad, the case was flawed and only ever half the investigation completed. Surely this creates serious concern as to whether the judicial process in Indonesia can be effective and whether or not, it can overturn decisions that are clearly made in error.

We respectfully appeal to the President of Indonesia and his Government to overturn the decision of the courts that sentenced Schapelle Corby in the absence of proper and fair judicial proceedings.