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    How does it work under Georgian law that the convicted drug mule Bella Culley can pay "the value of the drugs she smuggled on the street" (£215,000, $285,000 USD) and avoid a lengthy prison sentence?
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    How does it work under Georgian law that the convicted drug mule Bella Culley can pay “the value of the drugs she smuggled on the street” (£215,000, $285,000 USD) and avoid a lengthy prison sentence?


    I’ve heard of people given prison time and pay a fine but not that you can pay a fine in substitute of serving time. An article about the case https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/pregnant-brit-drug-mule-bella-36037876

    How does it work under Georgian law that the convicted drug mule Bella Culley can pay "the value of the drugs she smuggled on the street" (£215,000, $285,000 USD) and avoid a lengthy prison sentence?
    byu/GregJamesDahlen inSakartvelo



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    1. jandaba7 on

      It doesn’t work under Georgian law but courts are increasingly disregarding the law. It’s basically a bribe and transparently illegal but another general symptom of backsliding to 90s Georgia we’re seeing lately.

      I have nothing against this girl she’s just an idiot, but you shouldn’t receive different judicial outcomes based on what you can pay or where you’re from, and the criminal code doesn’t provide for that.

    3. dnbq on

      Honestly, sounds like a win-win. If someone messes up out of sheer stupidity rather than malice, why ruin their life and feed them on taxpayer money for years? Hit them with a fat fine instead, makes them think ten times before doing dumb stuff again. Also, keeps diplomacy from turning into a reality TV meltdown. Wish more countries were this sane…

    4. algebroni on

      It’s because she’s British so this is mostly a political favor. She may be a criminal, but she’s very young so it doesn’t look great for the British government if a pregnant teenage British girl languishes for decades in a prison in a far-off country—especially one which isn’t exactly known for humane prison conditions.

      This sort of thing happens a lot when there’s a power imbalance between countries, assuming the crime isn’t of a very heinous/violent nature. This is one of the benefits of fucking up while holding a strong passport.

    5. wikimandia on

      Why should Georgians pay to house and feed her for 20 years?

      She’s a non-violent offender who didn’t harm anyone in Georgia. She had a bunch of weed and hashish, not meth or heroin or guns. Someone high above her was using her and told her it was easy money.

      It’s better to have mercy on this stupid teenager and her unborn child. She’s obviously uneducated and from an extremely poor area of England. The article says her family and friends have failed to raise enough money.

      The money should go to help Georgians.

    6. Dry-Poet-2011 on

      thats annoying, cause i want more drugs here for me, but i also dont like some money-having foreigners being released while georgian weed dealers are in prison