AUSTRALIA. CORBY COULD DIE IN INDONESIAN JAIL, SAYS FRIEND

accused drug smuggler Schapelle Corby was being railroaded through an Indonesian court without a fair trial while the Australian government did nothing to stop it, businessman Ron Bakir said. Corby denies allegations she smuggled 4.1 kg of cannabis leaf and heads into Bali's Denpasar Airport in her boogie board bag in October 2004. Bakir, who had just arrived back from visiting Corby in a Bali jail, had flown to the Indonesian island with criminal lawyer Robin Tampoe on a mercy mission to protect the 27-year-old's rights. 
"There's a girl on death row here, she might be killed - I don't think they (the government) understand the importance of it," Bakir said.
He said he believed Corby was innocent and he urged the Australian public to reserve their judgment until they heard all the facts.
"You need to see the facts, you need to hear the evidence, because once you do you will never believe this girl is guilty," said Bakir, who was helping to fund Corby's defence.
He said although Corby's case hinged on determining the origin of the cannabis found in her boogie board bag, the Australian government had failed to order a DNA test on the drugs. A spokesman for foreign minister Alexander Downer today denied the accusations, saying the Australian Federal Police had offered assistance to the Indonesian police with testing but the offer had been declined.