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by avidaloca » Wed Aug 03, 2005 6:24 pm
Maybe she should think about getting a better lawyer than Hotman Paris Hutapea:
"She feels very, very sad, she feels lonely," he said of Corby.
Mr Hutapea lashed out at Justice Minister Chris Ellison, who refused to travel to Bali for a meeting with the defence team, despite being in Jakarta today.
"I know your government doesn't want Corby to be free," he said.
Mr Ellison has offered to meet Mr Hutapea in Jakarta, an offer the lawyer turned down because he was too busy.
The high-priced counsel said he had sent dozens of letters to all levels of government in Australia begging for help and denied he should have made time to travel to Jakarta to meet the minister.
"There is no issue of pride," he said.
"I asked him to come to Bali, why not come to Bali. Yesterday I worked hard to talk to the witness, to prepare for the hearing today, but he insist to come to Jakarta so I report that to Corby and Corby is very very upset because there is no way we leave Corby just because we want to meet somebody from your country."
Mr Hutapea also slammed Australians for allowing the Government to abandon Corby.
"Your country, your people, always think you are the best human being (sic) in the Earth," he said.
"But in fact your bloody airport, sending all marijuana to my own country ...
"So don't say any more that Australians are the most human law-abiders. In fact your front yard is very dirty."