Buster I did watch the show and according to her lawyer he made up the defence after hearing it on an ABC radio show. The previous defence was going to be the Indo's planted the drugs for bribery purposes. The lawyer pointed out this would offend the indo's and not be that logical with the amount of dope found, could have used a small amount for the same result, also how could they be sure of their intended victims cash resources. They were looking for an explanation that would be credible, defendable and the media could run with. There were some strange media toying scenes with Miss Corby coming across as a victim, which she may very well be, of what though?
Breaking news The West Australian
Union demands apology
Schapelle Corby's legal team owes an apology to Australian airport baggage handlers over a made-up claim they planted marijuana found in the convicted drug smuggler's bag, unionists say.
Corby's former lawyer Robin Tampoe has revealed he made up the baggage handler theory after hearing a talkback program where callers were discussing alleged corruption among airport staff.
In a documentary on the case that aired on the Nine Network on Sunday night, Mr Tampoe said: "Baggage handlers didn't put drugs in the bag, nothing to do with it."
"Now she (Corby) believes it. They all f****** believe it. It's not true."
Transport Workers Union (TWU) Queensland secretary Hughie Williams said on Monday he was "very angry" to hear the damaging claims had been invented.
"It was a very, very serious matter ... to make such an allegation at that time against people who had nothing to do with it and it's proved now beyond all doubt now that they had nothing to do with it and it was a fabricated story - I think those people should give all baggage handlers a public apology," Mr Williams told ABC Radio.
He said he never believed a baggage handler had been responsible.
"Those people conspired to make up a story that baggage handlers could, or more, did put the marijuana in that boogie board and I think that's a disgrace for any lawyer, or anybody in public life, or anybody at all, to make such an outrageous allegation," he said.
Corby, 30, who is serving a 20-year sentence in Bali's Kerobokan prison for importing the drugs, maintains her innocence despite all of her appeals being rejected by the Indonesian courts and government.
She sacked Mr Tampoe, who no longer practises law, after she was sentenced to 20 years' jail.
AAP
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