Thread: Schapelle Corby - Guilty or not?

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Schapelle Corby sniffs freedom
TOM ALLARD Last updated 10:38 17/04/2011


DESPAIRING: Schapelle Corby's sister says her mental health is so bad her singed hair may be a result of self-harm.

Indonesia's Supreme Court has recommended Schapelle Corby's prison sentence be cut to 10 years which, if accepted, means the convicted cannabis smuggler would be freed immediately, her lawyer says.

Arrested 6½ years ago when a customs officer found more than four kilograms of high-grade marijuana in her bodyboard bag at Bali airport, Corby has lost a succession of legal appeals. A clemency request to Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is her last opportunity to overturn her 20-year prison sentence.

Under Indonesian law, applications for presidential clemency are first assessed by the Supreme Court, which provides formal guidance to the leader to either reject or accept.

The court's recommendation for Corby was handed to Dr Yudhoyono in July. Its contents have been the subject of speculation ever since. Citing a ''source from the Supreme Court'', Corby's lawyer, Iskandar Nawing, told The Sun-Herald: ''The Supreme Court has recommended 10 years be cut from her sentence. If the President signs off on it, with the time Corby has served already, she will be eligible for parole. I will immediately make the arrangement based on the clemency.''

Neither the Supreme Court nor Dr Yudhoyono's state secretariat would comment on Mr Iskandar's claims, nor confirm when Dr Yudhoyono would make a decision.

Corby's clemency appeal, lodged more than a year ago, relies heavily on assessments by two psychiatrists that she is mentally ill, suffering from ''heavy depression with psychotic symptoms'' and is ''deteriorating''. It also maintains she is innocent and the cannabis was slipped into the bodyboard bag without her knowledge.

Documents lodged by Corby's legal team for the clemency bid ask Dr Yudhoyono's ''forgiveness'' and state that Corby, as a beauty school student, had a ''bright reputation and record of achievement''.

''Schapelle Leigh Corby's situation is unique,'' they say. ''It's possible she's the only Australian citizen with severe mental problems serving a very long prison term in another country.''

Corby has received cuts of about 18 months from her 20-year sentence so far but last year entered an accelerated remission program. She is now eligible for an eight-month reduction each year, as long as she behaves well.

A report last year by Kerobokan prison's governor, Siswanto, outlined Corby's battle with mental illness, confirmed she was on medication and listed 10 instances of ''out-of-ordinary behaviour, including vandalising an office in the prison in an apparent fit of rage''.

However, it also noted she ''pretends to be crazy'' whenever a new prison chief takes over.

Even if Corby was not released immediately after any acceptance of her clemency by Dr Yudhoyono, it is likely she would be freed soon after

- with Amilia Rosa

- Sydney Morning Herald

Originally Posted by genghis61

However, it also noted she ''pretends to be crazy'' whenever a new prison chief takes over.

reminds me off Blackadder in WWI - the old 'underwear on the head and pencils up the nose' madness excuse.

As we've said before . . . the media awaits, she'll have a hundred stories to tell - a month at a time to keep the income ticking over.

Originally Posted by genghis61

''Schapelle Leigh Corby's situation is unique,'' they say. ''It's possible she's the only Australian citizen with severe mental problems serving a very long prison term in another country.''



However, it also noted she ''pretends to be crazy'' whenever a new prison chief takes over.


- Sydney Morning Herald

Watch for a remarkable recovery and lots of paid performances on TV talk shows when she gets out. Oh, and the new book detailing her time in an Indonesian jail.

The womens magazines will be falling over themselves to get to her.

She will make more money out of it than she ever dreamed of smuggling dope.

Corby Family Angered at Lesser Remission for SchapelleAugust 22, 2011
KEROBOKAN

Australian drug-smuggler Schapelle Corby was among prisoners in Bali who received reductions on their jail terms to mark Independence Day on Wednesday, but her family expressed anger that she had received a shorter remit that heroin smuggler Renae Lawrence.

Corby, 34, received a five-month remission on her sentence. She has received several similar cuts to her original 20-year-sentence, which she received for attempting to smuggle 4.1 kilograms of marijuana into Bali in 2004.

Meanwhile, Renae Lawrence, 33, a member of the so-called “Bali Nine” gang who attempted to smuggle 8.3 kilograms of heroin through Bali in 2005, received a remission of six months on her sentence.

Speaking to Australian media after the sentence reductions were announced, Corby’s uncle Shun Hatton expressed anger that Lawrence had received the larger remission.

“It really shows the justice system over there when someone with heroin strapped to their body gets six months and Schapelle only gets five months,” he said.

Lawrence pleaded guilty to drug smuggling during her trial and made a statement of apology for her actions to the court. Corby and her supporters have maintained her innocence throughout, claiming that the 4.2 kilograms of cannabis found inside her bodyboard bag as she arrived at Ngurah Rai International Airport in October 2004.

“If she had pleaded guilty she would have been out by now but she won’t because she is not guilty. If she had pleaded guilty she would have got eight to 10 years,” Hatton said.

Hatton said that he had last seen his niece in June, and that she was suffering mental and physical ailments as a result of her imprisonment, and was suffering side-effects from high doses of antidepressants she is taking.

He said family members were hoping that she would be released on humanitarian grounds.

“There is not much else we can do,” he said.

Corby is awaiting a clemency decision from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono that she filed last year on the grounds she is mentally ill.

Other foreign prisoners who received cuts to the sentences included Umar Rangeswami and Gary Martin Turner, who both received a one-month remit, and Malaysians Teo Gee Huat and Jacky Khor, who had their sentences cut by two months.

The authorities traditionally hand out remissions to prisoners to mark Independence Day on August 17.

Island-wide, a total of 650 prisoners received remissions, with 40 granted outright release.

At Kerobokan, where the foreign drug smugglers are held, 13 inmates were released.

Kerobokan prison chief Siswanto said the remissions were based on good conduct and other factors. He said eight inmates who had worked as helpers for prison staff had received reductions of up to six months on their sentences.

After the announcement of the remissions, Kerobokan inmates took part in a series of contests and performances to celebrate Independence Day.

Anang Khuzaini, head of social guidance and correction at Kerobokan, said the competitions were a way of fostering a sense of community among prisoners, as well as a means to celebrate independence.

“All those who took part in the contests were inmates, both locals and foreigners. The purpose was to enliven and entertain people,” he said, adding that as well as races, inmates worked in teams to clean their cell blocks, with prizes awarded to residents of the cleanest block.

Renae Lawrence took part in the events, telling reporters that “Everything is good.” Corby did not join in and remained in her cell throughout.

Elsewhere in Bali, 64 inmates at the prison in Singaraja received remissions, with three men – Nyoman Suarjana, Komang Agus Hermawan and Gede Sukrada –freed.

The remission ceremony was attended by various officials, including Buleleng Regent Bagiada.

Speaking on the side-lines of the ceremony, Singaraja prison chief Wayan Darta Rianta said the remissions had done little to ease overcrowding. The prison was designed to house 78 inmates, he said, but currently holds a total of 164 people.

At Negara Prison in Jembrana 50 prisoners received remissions, with eight gaining immediate release. In a speech to the lucky prisoners Jembrana Regent I Putu Artha urged them to improve their lives and avoid future involvement in crime.

“This has been an ordeal, and it makes you all brothers here. So let’s all go forward together to make things better for our families, society and this country,” he said.

Corby Family Angered at Lesser Remission for Schapelle

Indonesia recommends clemency for Schapelle Corby



A new report handed to the Indonesian president recommends clemency for Schapelle Corby.
SCHAPELLE Corby is a step closer to winning her freedom with Indonesia's Justice Ministry confirming it has recommended the convicted drug smuggler be granted early release.
The development, which comes two years after Corby first launched her bid for clemency, will come as a huge boost for the 34-year-old who is suffering from mental illness and struggling to cope with life inside Bali's notorious Kerobokan jail.

Corby was jailed for 20 years in 2004 for attempting to smuggle 4.1kg of marijuana into Bali in a bodyboard bag.

While details of the recommendation from the Justice and Human Rights Ministry have only just emerged, a senior official confirmed the final report was handed to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono some months ago.

The ministry has recommended a major cut in Corby's sentence based on humanitarian grounds.

"Our office agreed with her clemency. We recommended granting it," the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told AAP.

"Basically the decision was made based on humanitarian considerations."

The recommendation also includes an approval for clemency from the director-general of prisons.
It is understood to be in line with the opinion of a Supreme Court judge who considered Corby's clemency application and delivered an opinion to the President's office in July 2010, recommending her sentence be halved.

Dr Yudhoyono's decision will be based on the recommendation from the Justice and Human Rights Ministry, as well as advice from the Attorney-General's Department, Foreign Ministry and National Narcotics Board, which he sought in 2010 after Corby lodged her application.

A source in the office of the State Secretariat, which handles the President's administrative affairs including clemency applications, confirmed Corby's case was now awaiting a final decision.

"As for Corby, it's still in the President's hands," she said.

"To my knowledge, it has not yet been decided. But we haven't been asked to approach any of the institutions for their opinions again."

She also confirmed that humanitarian considerations were the chief factor in the Corby case.

The clemency application was first lodged in March 2010, appealing for an early release on the grounds that Corby was suffering from mental illness that could endanger her life.

It is understood she is still being treated with anti-depressant and anti-psychotic drugs.

Her lawyer, Iskandar Nawing, said he had been told of the crucial recommendation from the Justice and Human Rights Ministry.

"Hopefully this clemency decision will be made by the President very soon," Mr Nawing said today.

"It's my understanding that there's a time limit in law on how long the president has to consider a clemency request."

If Corby is granted clemency and a sentence cut of 10 years, she would be eligible for release in 2014 - the same year Dr Yudhoyono will leave office.

However, successful clemency applications usually require prisoners to admit guilt, which Corby has not done.

"If this clemency is to be granted, it will be a breakthrough," Mr Nawing said.

Originally Posted by Sir Wilson

suffering from mental illness

normal for your common bogan

I personally feel that she has served enough time and its time to let her free.

8 years in a Bali jail must be the equivalent of fifteen in an Australian prison.

I just hope that when she gets out she don't get rich by giving interviews and writing her memoirs of her years banged up.

Her future ain't looking to good as it wont be long before she will hit 40 and she will turn into a fat horrible slapper like her mother. Friggin head looks a bit rough already.

Oh well, bad move smuggling drugs into Bali Innit.

No problem with releasing her now..... into Australian custody to stay there for a while. Serve a part of her sentence there having done the really hard part. Then, after due consideration for time served etc release her.....but do not ever give her a passport again.

She has shamed the name of the nation of Australia and should never be allowed to forget that. All and any proceeds from her upcoming interviews and book agreements should be taxed at 100% and the proceeds used to fund educational and rehab projects for kids who are that real victims of people like this female.

She looks a bit worn out i suppose 8 years in the slammer can do that.Keep her in jail she is guilty as charged,if you can't do the time don't do the crime.

I remember the case from years ago

could one of her idiotic travel companions have put the drugs in her bag,
then when they get to the hotel in Bali they tell her ''look what you brought in through customs !!''
and they all have a good laugh ,
or not as it turned out ..
.
or is she as guilty as fuck

We need to start a grassroots support group immeadiatly.
Get press, donations, a blog, a petition, anything we can do to help to
keep the dumb bitch there.

Originally Posted by toslti

She has shamed the name of the nation of Australia and should never be allowed to forget that. All and any proceeds from her upcoming interviews and book agreements should be taxed at 100% and the proceeds used to fund educational and rehab projects for kids who are that real victims of people like this female.

Any monies she earns from interviews and book agreements should be seized under the proceeds of crime act.

Granted, few people would like to be locked up, but all things considered where she is being held it doesn't look too horrible. I've paid for shittier accommodation, although I could check out whenever I wanted.

Originally Posted by happynz

Granted, few people would like to be locked up, but all things considered where she is being held it doesn't look too horrible. I've paid for shittier accommodation, although I could check out whenever I wanted.

Not exactly the black hole of calcutta is it?
Her drug dealing sister obviously keeps her in ready's.

This poor woman has suffered enough. She should be freed.

I just hope that when she gets out she don't get rich by giving interviews and writing her memoirs of her years banged up.

Aren't there relatively new laws in Australia that now prohibit this? ie: David Hicks

Originally Posted by Necron99

Originally Posted by happynz

Granted, few people would like to be locked up, but all things considered where she is being held it doesn't look too horrible. I've paid for shittier accommodation, although I could check out whenever I wanted.

Not exactly the black hole of calcutta is it?
Her drug dealing sister obviously keeps her in ready's.

I'd say the bars are there on the windows to keep the guards out. Nice tile floor by the way.

Her sentence was 20 years, why should she be let out now ?

Leave her, I say.

Originally Posted by Hampsha

Nice tile floor by the way.

I was just thinking that.
In an Asian neuvo riche trashy way...

The Bangkok Hilton it is not , she is luky she didnt holiday in Thailand .

Originally Posted by Sir Wilson

The things you see when you don't have a gun....

Originally Posted by terry57

Friggin head looks a bit rough already.

Yes, definitely looks rough.

Oh well, bad move smuggling drugs into Bali Innit.

I could never do it. I value my freedom too much. It ain't worth it to me.

Who really cares. Her looks (such as they were) are gone, her mind (such as it was) is gone, her youth is gone. As long as she is blocked from profiting in any way from selling her tawdry tale I would say let her out - except for the fact that the the Aussie taxpayers will end up supporting her for the rest of her meaningless existence. On second thought, leave the slag where she is....the taxpayers are already under enough of a burden.