Whilst previous extracts have covered the roles of the AFP and ABC in supporting the government’s political decision to sacrifice Schapelle Corby, this extract considers the role of a multitude of other departments, including the DFAT, DPP, AGD, Justice & Customs, ASIO, and even the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s office.

Many of the examples shown, of deployment against Schapelle Corby, are both harrowing and deeply disturbing. The first demonstrates how a white powder hoax at the Indonesian embassy was grossly misrepresented to undermine public support for her, with false information and shockingly unsubstantiated allegations stemming from government ministers.

From there the film gathers pace, covering, for example: the seizure of Schapelle Corby’s book royalties under new legislation, revenue which was intended to enable her mother to visit her, for medicines, and for legal costs; the refusal of the DFAT to seek to prevent the Indonesian’s from burning the marijuana, which Schapelle Corby desperately sought to have tested for its country of origin; and shockingly, the withholding of vital primary evidence.

The mood music for the film is created through the shockingly hostile and dismissive comments of government ministers, coupled with the rubber stamp nature of the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s Office, illustrated with predictably evasive and negative response correspondence.

The sheer number of government departments, and the staggering number of incidents, tells the story, even without dialogue, yet these represent only a subset of what Hidden World Films could actually have included in the documentary.

The Allan Kessing comment at the very end of the extract is cutting; an incredibly sharp conclusion to an astonishing story of a government losing sight of morality and humanity.

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