A Tasmanian travel agent will stop selling holidays to Bali if alleged Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby is found guilty by an Indonesian court.
Tony Foster, who runs Harvey World Travel in Hobart and is also the mayor of Brighton, said he intended to take the action as a “personal protest” against the Indonesian judiciary.
“I am not advocating that people boycott going to Bali, I am just saying I will not be involved in promoting it as a destination,” he said.
“I will probably suggest alternatives.
“A lot of the time when people come in they are looking at two or three different destinations.
“If they are still interested (in Bali), I will say there’s a travel agent around the corner that can help you.”
Cr Foster believes Corby, who is on trial for allegedly smuggling 4.1 kg of marijuana into Bali, is innocent and is not being given “a fair go".
“My gut feeling is this girl is just a victim of circumstances totally outside her control,” he said.
“I think it is one of those unfortunate things that could happen to one of your own children.
“I haven’t had anyone say that they believe she is guilty.”
More: theage.com.au
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An Australian travel agent is refusing to sell holidays to the Indonesian island of Bali in protest against the treatment of alleged Australian drug smuggler Schapelle Corby.
The 27-year-old is accused of trying to smuggle more than four kilograms of marijuana into the Indonesian island of Bali last October, a crime punishable by firing squad.
Tony Foster, who runs a travel agency in the island state of Tasmania, says he believes Ms Corby is not receiving a fair trial in Indonesia.
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