Ich habe von Leuten gehört, die zu Gefängnisstrafen verurteilt wurden und eine Geldstrafe zahlen, aber nicht, dass man anstelle der Verbüßung eine Geldstrafe zahlen kann. Ein Artikel über den Fall 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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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.
Weird. If she had gone the other way it may have been a firing squad.
https://preview.redd.it/sqjdvjcjziuf1.png?width=842&format=png&auto=webp&s=7cfe3b4f25a9219a86a2eb966bc07c84c53f9518
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…
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.