The only problem with the Civil Court is that it gives one person alot of judicial power. Still, it works (as alot of countries, including the rich ones). The arguments that the Indonesian courts are horribly corrupt may have merit to them, but are basically assertions, meaning they have little credibility.
As for the fuss over the John Ford guy, he just comes across as a dumbass attention whore. He heard a bunch of other people talking about using Corby as a mule. This is hearsay, you can't test the validity with cross-examination. No one accepts hearsay evidence, not even the much vaunted Australian legal system. Obviously, the Indonesians do not. All of a sudden, we have an outcry about how John's evidence was not admitted means that the Indonesian legal system is biased.
I would have to say, however, that the Bored of Studies website is relatively unbiased compared to, say, the Telegraph. It's fairly balanced towards both sides, but leans slightly towards the 'guilty' verdict. Oh well, you can never have a perfect balance of opinion. Nevertheless, I give this whole board a big thumbs up, despite the slight homophobia of the place.
