"Our family is very saddened by the situation," the Gilespie family said in a statement on Monday.
Karm Gilespie [in red] after raising funds for the Kul-Kul Scholarship Fund with Roger Hamilton to educate local Balinese children at the Green School in Bali."That approach obviously has failed," he said on Facebook on Monday. "It is heart breaking to think that for the last six and a half years Karm has been in prison without any of us knowing or having any way to support him.
The neighbours lost touch with the family and did not know Gilespie had travelled to China, or that he had been detained until they saw the news over the weekend.The case highlights the challenges of quiet and public diplomacy at a time of strained diplomatic tensions between Australia and China. Lawyers for Australian-dual nationals before the courts in China have asked for their clients to be referred to by their other nationality.
"Australia should respect our judicial sovereignty," he said. "This case has nothing to do with the bilateral relationship".
This a is terrifying, but I very much doubt they will actually kill him because he is Australian. Maybe indefinite detention?
One doesnt simply carry anothers luggage... Unfortunately.,.. while in other countrys you have a responsibility to behave under said countrys rules.. Simply being told to carry this stuff isnt reason to change verdict IMO...
I think he is in the kitchen with the carving knife... and hes the butler
Yeah STFU cause CHINA dont like it.
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Motivational speaker with 7kg of Ice - allegedly. That makes me laugh - allegedly.
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