I don't see how stopping them in Australia would have achieved more Intel. The threat and act of death by firing squad failed to elicit this info, we would have flogged them with a feather.
As far as blaming the AFP for the smugglers death, well only two people made that decision and they are currently ina box.
I'm with Bird, pics or it didn't happen.
The AFP use a computer system that is incredibly sophisticated at developing linkages which is where the Intel comes from.
The Bali bombers were caught using this system (PROMIS).
The AFP new 8 of the 9 involved. Every detail about them. They were Australians with Australian passports. They knew they were going to bring back heroin the only question was when.
When would be revealed when they hit customs and their alert goes off. The drugs were never going to get into the Australian system.
Seriously, there is no operational reason to give them over to another country regardless of whether the death penalty was on the table.
The worst case scenario would have been the nine locked up here. Remember Scott rush phone would have been "off" from the beginning so every linkage to him is known and the web widens. These links are critical.
The Bali bombers were identified through one mobile number linked to one of the bombers and the spider web widens.
What p'd me off today was Phelan saying that couriers don't give up Intel. That's crap. They may not give evidence but they sure as hell talk off the record.
The AFP got nothing from this.
Australia got nothing from this.
BTW - I have no issue with them being executed if that is the law in that country. We just got nothing from it.
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