The Presets Dive Headlong Into The Bali Nine Debate, Leaving Fans Divided

As the execution date for convicted Bali Nine drug smugglers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran looms, debate surrounding the pair grows even more heated.
Beloved Sydney duo The Presets have some strong opinions on the matter, and rather than spare anybody’s feelings, they dived right in over the weekend, in a series of heated Facebook posts.
On Saturday night, the pair made a post saying that they were thinking of the families of Chan and Sukumaran. Some fans threw in their support, others questioned the impact that the drugs they smuggled would have had in the the community.
One poster said that Chan and Sukumaran don’t deserve any compassion as drug smugglers, to which The Presets replied “trust me, when you fuck up and make a total dickhead out of yourself, I won’t kill you over it.”
After a while, the boys arrived at an ultimatum, saying: 
if you believe in state sanctioned murder, are against compassion and think you are above making mistakes… please… unfollow us, delete all our music and stop listening to us altogether. peace.
One poster criticised the pair for belittling fans and name-calling in the comments, to which they replied “if you agree with murder, lack compassion and openly display those views on our page then yes, you are a total cunt and can fuck off.” 
“This is one reason artists should stay out of politics,” said one poster, to which they replied “you’re a fucking idiot.” They later entered all-caps rage mode, saying:

SO MANY PRESETS FANS DONT GET THAT ‘MY PEOPLE’ WAS ABOUT ASYLUM SEEKERS UNDER THE HOWARD GOVERNMENT in 2007-08, AN ISSUE…

Posted by The Presets on Saturday, April 25, 2015

Their last post on the subject read “IT’S MURDER PEOPLE. STAND TALL.” We’re currently seeking the band themselves for further comment.
In other Bali Nine news, one of the pair’s former lawyers, Muhamad Rifan has come forward with explosive allegations about bribery in relation to the judges who sentenced Chan and Sukumaran to death.
Rifan claims that said judges originally asked for upwards of $130,000 to give the pair reduced sentences, but that this deal fell through after pressure from senior government officials to impose a death penalty.
He says that the pair’s trial was “deeply corrupted”, and that lawyers met frequently with judges to discuss punishments, even though such meetings are technically forbidden under Indonesian law.
Though Chan and Sukumaran’s executions are looming, Rifan has asked that they be put on hold while his allegations of corruption are investigated. 
via InTheMix
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