GUILTY Bali - Officer Wayan Sudarsa slain, Australian woman & British BF charged, Aug 2016

[PastTense]

Sara only got a 1 or 2 15-20 minute visits from her ex-husband. It's not worth it to spend thousands of dollars on a long trip from Britain for a brief visit. And if they had that much spare money it could more usefully be spent on his legal defense.

 

[Elainera]

Sara also had two friends visiting last week.

But yes, I agree, for the Taylor family it's a huge hassle to get to Bali, and expensive too.

 

[Mrs G Norris]

Yes quite possible. Is there a funding campaign for him like there was for Sara?

No, nothing ..

 

[PastTense]

The funding campaign was for Sara's children, wasn't it?

 

[Mrs G Norris]

The funding campaign was for Sara's children, wasn't it?

And for her expenses ..

 

[Mrs G Norris]

Here's an old article with some details about the fund: http://www.news.com.au/world/asia/s...s/news-story/274ea2293e5901e2f56111b0ba906286

 

[SouthAussie]

So glad to hear that they have canned the fund for Sara. Her children will be fine. They have their father, and Australia does not let our minor children starve or go without a roof over their heads, thanks to govt assistance.

One thing his lawyer is doing right is keeping on expressing regret. That is certainly one thing that their court system takes into consideration.

‘Our client feels sorry for that incident. He (Mr Taylor) admitted it,’ Mr Taylor’s lawyer Haposan Sihombing said late on Monday night.
http://www.echo.net.au/2016/08/saras-dj-boyfriend-admits-hitting-bali-cop-beer-bottle/

 

[SouthAussie]

Wow .. That's really good news. Perhaps Sara herself even requested this once she admitted her role in the crime. Whatever brought about this adjustment I'm glad, they have done the right thing.

Can I be a skeptic and wonder if this was part of an arrangement with Balinese authorities to go easy on Sara come sentencing?

Well, I'm going to be skeptical and say that her Balinese lawyers would not have liked the crowdfunding, when they heard about it. They watch our MSM. Crowdfunding for Sara would come across as being very disrespectful in the eyes of the Balinese magistrates and community.

Aussie/Balinese tensions sometimes get high at times like this, and then it becomes about 'respect' in the eyes of the Balinese. Look at the Schapelle Corby fiasco.
An experienced lawyer would avoid that, if possible.

 

[Elainera]

The latest:

Bali police officer murder: Sara Connor and boyfriend David Taylor to be brought together

BYRON Bay woman Sara Connor and her British boyfriend will today be brought together in a “confrontation” to go through the differences in their versions of the night a Bali police officer was murdered.

http://www.news.com.au/national/bal...r/news-story/e40314d4326b4d4f7a481dff057cff7f

Article details the differences in their testimonies.

 

[Mrs G Norris]

Well, I'm going to be skeptical and say that her Balinese lawyers would not have liked the crowdfunding, when they heard about it. They watch our MSM. Crowdfunding for Sara would come across as being very disrespectful in the eyes of the Balinese magistrates and community.

Aussie/Balinese tensions sometimes get high at times like this, and then it becomes about 'respect' in the eyes of the Balinese. Look at the Schapelle Corby fiasco.
An experienced lawyer would avoid that, if possible.

This is exactly why people who don't know what they're doing should stay out of it and not try to launch campaigns (and their own profiles) off the back of situations like this.

 

[Mrs G Norris]

David's brother Peter has visited him too according to that article.

 

[SouthAussie]

They really do the public walk of shame during these police reenactments, don't they? This is what was published in the Jakarta Post.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/...r-two-children-murder-suspect-sara-cries.html

 

[Elainera]

On a scooter?? What the? :facepalm:

 

[Elainera]

The Daily Mail is trashing the victim now. I'm not gonna quote this here until it is officially confirmed, but for completeness sake, here's the link.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ralian-Sara-Connor-boyfriend-peeping-Tom.html

 

[Elainera]

David Taylor changes statement involving Sara Connor

British DJ David Taylor has changed his statement to "I don't remember" in key areas relating to the involvement of Australian Sara Connor in events surrounding the death of a police officer on Kuta beach.

Details here: http://www.smh.com.au/world/bali-po...nt-involving-sara-connor-20160905-gr97vy.html

 

[Estelle]

David Taylor changes statement involving Sara Connor



Details here: http://www.smh.com.au/world/bali-po...nt-involving-sara-connor-20160905-gr97vy.html

I predicted that DC would change his story so that SC would appear innocent. After all, he is guilty so he may as well take all the blame.

 

[Mrs G Norris]

I predicted that DC would change his story so that SC would appear innocent. After all, he is guilty so he may as well take all the blame.

Yes he may as well, maybe Sara's side have agreed to pay his bribes and fund him in prison.

 

[Indy Anna]

Man and woman arrested and questioned in relation to the murder of a Bali police officer
AUSTRALIAN woman Sara Connor and her British friend David Taylor have now officially been declared suspects in the murder of a police officer in Bali.

Denpasar Police chief Sr Comr Hadi Purnomo told News Corp Australia the pair were now suspects and were being investigated on charges of murder, assault and battery of the officer.
Murder charges carry a maximum 15 year sentence.

Why a MAX of 15 years?

 

[Estelle]

If we get back to what was reported earlier and what led up to this crime, we find out that:

Connor had arrived in Bali on Tuesday and Taylor met her at the airport, where they bought beer before returning to the man's homestay.

Then they went to the restaurant, she drank a beer, and then they went to the beach with two beer bottles, one each.

Mr Siregar said the man and woman had been kissing on the beach after arriving at 11:00pm and leaving about 3:00am.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-...rged-with-murder-bali-policeman-death/7769650

That is four hours of drinking beer and kissing?

ANTI- BILL

Showing cleavage or bottoms or belly buttons - 2 months to 10 months in jail

Kissing in public - 1 year to 5 years in jail

Nudity - 2 months to 12 months in jail (So the Balinese who currently have nowhere to bath except in the river are to go smelly, and tourists best be careful with those hotel curtains!). Interpretation even extends to forbidding tight fitting clothes

Erotic dancing - 18 months to 7 years in jail (So the Balinese 'Jogged' dance is history and so is modern western style dancing; bang goes the club scene!). Even making provocative movements such as girls bending over are to be outlawed.

Being in possession of a sexual aid such as a vibrator or ribbed condom - 3 years to 15 years in jail

Being in possession of a '' film which we understand also means video footage in your camera of your wife in a bikini on the beach in Thailand - 8 months to 7 years in jail.

Having sex with someone of the same gender, or with a dead person or with an animal - 18m to 7 years in jail

Masturbation is also to be outlawed

BCF reporter

News Hound

This was posted on a Travel Forum in 2008 so does anyone know if these laws were passed?

I have found it difficult to believe that David and Sara got upset because of the handbag. I suspect that the policeman found them in a compromising situation and told them he was going to arrest them. So David armed himself with the beer bottle.

In 2004, Indonesia banned kissing in public. Heavy kissing could carry a maximum penalty of five years in jail or a 250 million rupiah ($29,000) fine.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-591942/Indonesia-bans-kissing-public.html#ixzz4Jd79whJK

 

[Mrs G Norris]

I agree Estelle, the most logical reason they killed the policeman was to avoid an arrest, even if that's simply how it started. Perhaps they were not aware of the laws, but there has been the constant accusation that the policeman was 'spying' on them, it seems from the laws you posted above that he was simply doing his job.