A lawyer in Indonesia is speaking out about bribery between lawyers and judges (in Andrew and Myuran’s case).
I hope that Judge Cohen is reading MSM. :gaah:
The former lawyer of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran has outlined explosive allegations of corruption by the judges that sentenced the Bali nine duo to death, saying they asked for more than $137,000 to give them a prison term of less than 20 years.
The judges, it is alleged, then asked for an even greater sum for a lighter sentence, money Rifan did not have.
"We met many times with the judges," he said. "We were talking about how long the penalty would be. Even though this is prohibited between lawyers and a judge, this is the reality. It's normal."
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/6...allegations-They-wanted-137-000-and-then-more
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I hope actually that Favia and Elkin are reading it.
They are the US lawyers representing Mack.
Their roles put them in the same position as MS and MC's representatives.
The amounts requested for payment of services are considerable and questionable.
The recent request to sign over funds from the Trust to Stella could be considered another ploy to make payments in lieu of sentencing inadvertently for any outstanding debts to lawyers, prosecution and Judges.
The corruption in the system of payment for a lighter sentence is no longer an accusation, but a fact.
I would like to see THAT investigated.
Aside from HM being charged with the pre-meditated planning and murder of her mother ('Mother' being the operative word) - on another level, what she has done is kill the 'Trustee' of a fund to gain access to the money of the Trust Fund.
What happened as a consequence of the murder is that the beneficiary (HM) was able to access the fund to lead a failed legal challenge, which she now stands convicted of premeditated murder.
What is abhorrent is that the Law allowed her access to the funds she killed for.
I cannot see how HM can sign money over to Stella which HM has forfeited the right to, by murdering the Trustee of the account to gain access to the funds, and then spent on (and Im assuming TS's also) failed legal defence, and maintenance bills.
Is there not a financial law that could freeze that fund - and now HM is convicted, get HM to pay back the money from the Trust that has been spent?
From what I gather, 1) a Murder conviction (beneficiary) should not allow access to a fund which has a restriction that the beneficiary of the fund cannot access the fund until 30 years of age - and, that
2) no other beneficiary is entitled to make a claim on the fund unless stated - and had nothing to do with the murder.
I don't doubt that anyone who had been nominated trustee of that fund, and had declined HM access to the money, would have placed them in a precarious and dangerous situation.
HM just thought her mother was an easy target, and one she would get away with murdering.
Currently the exchange rate is for what HM is signing over to her child is approximately:
500,000.00 USD = 6,468,439,894.23 IDR
Considering the interest rate also available on such an amount if invested is extensive - it is viable that a person could live more than comfortably on the Interest $ generated.
