maybe in canada it would be long, but according to the indonesians, twenty years for 9lbs of weed is light and they're appealing for a harsher sentence. in china anything over five pounds is a automatic death sentence if you're found guilty. different countries just do things differently. i've been to indonesia, i didn't find pushers at every corner contrary to your beliefs. but i did find a lot of food stalls that gave me stomach aches later.
on another note, it doesn't matter if anyone thought the trial was fair or not in the end. what right does australian public have to tell or strong arm a soverign nation, recognized by the international community, how to run their system, especially when the government of indonesia poses no military threat? she got caught in indonesian soil, its their jurisdiction. there goes objectiveness for you.