Simon this seems to developing into much more than the post would appear to intend,
but:- As I said
". If they pursue their claim of not being guilty and get convicted they will get a substantially longer sentence than if they plead guilty.

That is not Justice; but faced with a similar situation I guess most of us would take the plea route no matter how innocent we were, especially in a country where we might suspect we would not get a fair trial.

So 'forced' by the circumstances. I have no doubt you will understand what I mean by that.

Regards John