Nelly
It won't be humble pie Foldie will be eating. He won't need to. Innocent until proven guilty is the way it is despite the fact that you are hinting that you know otherwise. Of course if any of the accused are found not guilty those that spouted suggestions that they are guilty, even doing so under a nom de plume, could well find themselves in the dock ....
You are of course correct that the courts will decide their fate. But don't be so sure of a guilty plea regardless of what you may know - people were convinced of mistreatment in Iraq (and openly said so before the verdict was announced) and the accused all walked (apart from the one who pleaded guilty).
Slight thread creep but just out of curiosity - if a lorry driver unknowingly 'imports' a migrant throught the chunnel or on the ferry he is held responsible and faces a heavy fine, possibly prison and almost certainly the loss of his job. Are the Captains of the aircraft in which these cigarettes were (allegdedly - I haven't seen the evidence
) smuggled back in likely to face prosecution as well?