RI Embassy gets death threats

RI Embassy gets death threats

AUSTRALIA: The Indonesian Embassy in Canberra has received death
threats over the trial in Bali of an Australian drug smuggling
suspect, a spokesman said on Tuesday.

The spokesman confirmed a report in the Canberra Times about
the threats but declined to elaborate, saying it could hamper an
Australian police investigation.

Ambassador Imron Cotan told the paper the embassy had received
several e-mails about the case of Schapelle Corby, with some
containing death threats.

He said it was important to remember that the Indonesian
government had no influence over the courts.

A spokesman for Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer
condemned the death threats as disgraceful and counterproductive,
saying they are "most unhelpful" to Corby's case.

Corby's case has attracted huge interest and sympathy, with
Prime Minister John Howard saying that "the whole country feels
for her". -- AFP