Schapelle Corby
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Born	July 10, 1977 (1977-07-10) (age 30) Queensland, Australia
Penalty	20 years imprisonment
Status	Imprisoned
Occupation	Shop assistant, beauty therapy student

Schapelle Leigh Corby (born 10 July 1977) is an Australian convicted and imprisoned in Indonesia for drug smuggling. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of Cosmetology (from Greek grc κοσμητικός kosmētikos, "skilled in adornment" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The illegal drug trade or drug trafficking is a global Black market consisting of the cultivation manufacture distribution and sale of illegal Drugs She is a former beauty therapy student from Queensland. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent

Corby is serving a 20-year sentence (for which she has received approximately one year in remissions) for the importation of 4. 1 kg (9. 0 lb) of cannabis into Bali, Indonesia. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass Cannabis, also known as marijuana or marihuana, or ganja (from Hindi / Sanskrit: गांजा gānjā hemp) is a She was convicted and sentenced in Bali on 27 May 2005 by the Denpasar (Indonesia) District Court and currently serves her sentence in Kerobokan Prison, Bali. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Denpasar is the capital city of the province of Bali, Indonesia. District courts are a category of Courts which exists in several nations Kerobokan Prison is a Prison located in Denpasar on the Indonesian island of Bali. On appeal, her conviction and sentence were confirmed with finality by the Indonesian Supreme Court. No further legal manoevers on her part are possible; she may petition for clemency from Indonesia's president, but would have to admit guilt to do so.

Corby has maintained from the time of her arrest that the drugs were planted in her bag and that she did not know about them. ^[1] Her trial and conviction were a major focus of attention for the Australian media. Her current release date, with remissions, is in 2024. 2024 ( MMXXIV) will be a Leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Arrest and trial 2.1 Arrest 2.2 Prima facie case 2.3 Defence 2.3.1 John Ford's allegations 2.3.2 Alleged involvement of baggage handlers 2.3.3 Ron Bakir 2.3.4 Corby's pleas 2.4 Controversy 2.5 Verdict and sentence 2.6 Appeals 3 Seized photographs 4 Effect on relations with Indonesia 4.1 Australian government response 5 Media and public response 6 Related persons 6.1 Michael Corby 6.2 Clinton Rose 6.3 James Kisina's arrest 6.4 Jodi Power's allegations 7 Autobiography: My Story 8 See also 9 References 10 Additional references

Early life

While in Australia, Corby lived in the Gold Coast town of Tugun. This article is about the Australian city Gold Coast For other uses see Gold Coast. She enrolled in a part-time beauty therapy course at TAFE, finishing two of four course modules. Technical and Further Education or TAFE (pronounced) institutions provide a wide range of predominantly vocational tertiary education courses in Australia She then worked in her family's fish and chip shop. Fish and chips (sometimes written " fish ’n’ chips " is a popular Take-away food originating from the United Kingdom. ^[2] Her father worked as a coal miner; her elder sister Mercedes married a Balinese man and they were on holiday in Bali at the time of Corby's arrest. The Balinese population of 30 million (15% of Indonesia 's population live mostly on the island of Bali, making up 89% of the island's population ^[3]

Corby was once married to a Japanese man. The are the dominant Ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent of these approximately 127 million are residents of Japan Her former husband gave an interview with an Australian magazine, New Idea, under the pseudonym "Kimi Tanaka" in which he described their romance and marriage. New Idea is an Australian magazine published weekly by Pacific Magazines and aimed at women According to Tanaka, the two met in the mid-1990s while he was on a working holiday visa and employed at the supermarket where Corby shopped. A working holiday visa is a travel permit which allows travellers to undertake employment in the country issuing the visa for the purpose of supplementing their travel funds One day she spoke to him in Japanese and the two later began dating. is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities ^[3] After his return to Japan, Corby continued to visit him and the two married on 19 June 1998 in the isolated town of Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Omaezaki is located at the tip of a peninsula on Japan's Pacific coast WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū Island While living in Omaezaki she worked at a traditional Japanese inn. Her husband also found work in the hospitality industry and as a seasonal worker on nearby tea farms. Her neighbours had good memories of her, but observed that she seemed lonely. She also increasingly quarrelled with her husband, leading to the couple's separation and Corby returning to Australia in July 2000. The couple's divorce was finalised in 2003. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. Tanaka soon remarried and became a father and, after October 2004, did not have any further contact with Corby. ^[4]

Returning home to Australia, Corby stopped over in Bali where she had been five times since the age of sixteen, though some of those trips were stopovers on her way to or from Japan. ^[5]

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Arrest and trial

Arrest

On October 8, 2004, Corby was apprehended by Indonesian customs agents at Ngurah Rai Airport on her arrival in Bali from Australia. This is a list of Australian people who have been convicted of serious Crimes Bank robbers Australians convicted of bank robbery Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Customs is an Authority or agency in a Country responsible for collecting and safeguarding customs duties and for controlling the flow of goods Ngurah Rai International Airport, also known as Denpasar International Airport, is located in southern Bali, 13 km south of Denpasar Corby was found to have 4. 1 kg (9. 0 lb/0. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass 65 st) of cannabis in her unlocked bodyboard bag. The stone is a unit of Weight. It is part of the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the British Isles, and formerly used in most Bodyboarding is a derivative of wave riding The average board consists of a small rectangular piece of Hydrodynamic foam Customs officer Gusti Nyoman Winata alleged that she tried to prevent him opening the compartment of the bag containing the cannabis. Corby denied this allegation during the trial, saying she originally opened the bag after being asked by Winata whose bag it was.

Corby stated that she had no knowledge of the drugs. Her defence centred on the theory that she had become an unwitting drug courier for what was supposed to have been an interstate shipment of drugs between Brisbane and Sydney in Australia. A mule or Courier is someone who smuggles something with him or her (as opposed to sending by mail etc

Prima facie case

According to Professor Tim Lindsay, director of the University of Melbourne's Asian Law Centre, the prosecution had a prima facie case against Corby, established merely by her possession of the drugs, regardless of her knowledge. The University of Melbourne is a Public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Prima facie is a Latin expression meaning "on its first appearance" or "by first instance" In a lecture given at Melbourne University, he said, "Suffice to say that being caught with drugs on you, whether strapped to you or in a bag that is your property, is probably going to be sufficient in most instances for the prosecution to establish a prima facie case. The question then arises as to how that prima facie case is answered by a defence team. "^[6]

Defence

Corby's lawyers argued that she had no knowledge of the cannabis until customs officials at the airport found it. They claimed that baggage handlers in Brisbane may have put the cannabis in her bag without her knowledge, acting as part of an inter-state drug smuggling network. According to her attorneys, the cannabis was to be removed in Sydney, but was not.

Three of Corby's travelling companions testified in court that they had seen Corby pack her bag before leaving for the airport and that only the flippers and yellow bodyboard were inside it. They also said that Corby did open the bag herself at the customs counter.

John Ford's allegations

John Patrick Ford, a prisoner at Port Phillip Prison who was awaiting trial and was subsequently convicted on unrelated charges, was flown to Indonesia to give evidence in Corby's defence. Port Phillip Correctional Centre is a maximum security prison located at Laverton, Victoria, Australia.

Ford testified that he overheard a conversation in prison between two men and alleged that one of the men planted the marijuana in Corby's bodyboard bag in Brisbane with the intention of having another person remove it in Sydney. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 He stated that the drugs were owned by Ron Vigenser, who had been a prisoner at the same gaol as Ford. ^[7] He stated that a mix-up resulted in the marijuana not being removed and subsequently being transported to Indonesia, all without Corby's knowledge. He refused to name the man whom he stated planted the drugs. In the Australian media Vigenser has strongly denied any connection with the drugs and has reportedly given a statement to the Australian Federal Police. The Australian Federal Police (AFP is the Federal police agency of the Commonwealth of Australia.

A $1,000,000 AUD reward was offered for information to substantiate claims made by Ford about baggage handlers with no result. Following his return from Bali, Ford was convicted of rape. Subsequently in prison, he was beaten and stabbed and then held in solitary protective custody. ^[8]

The prosecution pointed out that his evidence was entirely hearsay and that he was facing trial for several serious offences in Australia. History of the rule The rules of hearsay began to form properly in the late seventeenth century and had become fully established by the early nineteenth century Legal commentators in Australia have remarked that Ford's testimony, as hearsay, would be inadmissible evidence in an Australian court. Professor Tim Lindsay stated that the defence case contained "virtually nothing that was admissible evidence to be given weight under Indonesian criminal procedure law". ^[9] An Indonesian judge referred to Ford's evidence as "Hearsay upon hearsay".

Alleged involvement of baggage handlers

According to the Sydney Morning Herald Corby flew out of Sydney on the same day (8 October 2004) as a large shipment of cocaine was shipped out of the airport by a drug ring involving corrupt baggage handlers. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " During the week of 9 May 2005 in Australia several arrests occurred related to cocaine smuggling through Sydney airport. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Her defence claimed that the cannabis was planted in her bag by mistake by baggage handlers.

However, the AFP commissioner Mick Keelty stated that a key aspect of her defence was not supported by the available intelligence^[10] and that the cocaine-smuggling ring which had been discovered involved the reception of shipments of drugs from overseas, not the transportation of drugs domestically. Michael Joseph (Mick Keelty (born 13 July 1954) Australian police officer is the current Commissioner of the ^[11]

Ron Bakir

Main article: Ron Bakir

Ron Bakir, a Gold Coast entrepreneur and discharged bankrupt, claimed that he had retained the services of the Australian law firm Hoolihans to investigate the origin of the drugs. Ron Bakir (رون باكر (also known as Rani Muhuddine Hassan is a Lebanese-Australian Entrepreneur and discharged ex-bankrupt from Queensland, Australia He made statements suggesting that he would fund Corby's defence. Bakir later registered a company titled Schapelle Corby Pty Ltd,^[12] and made statements to Corby's family that they owed him several hundred thousand dollars.

Bakir accused the prosecution team (chief prosecutor Ida Bagus Wiswantanu) of seeking a bribe to reduce the requested sentence. Ida Bagus Wiswantanu was Chief Government Prosecutor in Bali, Indonesia from 2002 until 2005 Bribery, a form of pecuniary corruption is an act usually implying money or gift given that alters the behaviour of the recipient in ways not consistent with the duties of that person The prosecution team and the Indonesian government vehemently denied that this occurred. Corby's legal team were openly angry with Bakir since this could cause the imposition of a more severe penalty.

Bakir cut ties with the Schapelle Corby case on 24 June 2005 after Corby wrote a letter asking to disassociate herself. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[13] Schapelle Corby Pty Ltd was voluntarily deregistered on 23/10/2005.

Corby's pleas

Corby made numerous emotional pleas to be released. At the defence's last address to the court, April 29, 2005, Corby said to the three judges:

“

I cannot admit to a crime I did not commit. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. And to the judges, my life at the moment is in your hands, but I would prefer if my life was in your hearts. . . . And your Honour, I ask of you to show compassion, to find me innocent, to send me home. Saya tidak bersalah ("I am not guilty", in Indonesian). Indonesian or Bahasa Indonesia, based on the Riau version of Malay language, was declared the official language with the declaration of [14]

”

Corby also wrote to the case's prosecutor, Ida Bagus Wiswantanu, and judges with a request for leniency. Ida Bagus Wiswantanu was Chief Government Prosecutor in Bali, Indonesia from 2002 until 2005 ^[15]

Controversy

The following points have been identified by many as flaws in the way Corby and her team presented her case:

• The rejection of an offer of experienced defence barristers: After the verdict, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer revealed that the government had offered the free help of two highly skilled Queen's Counsel and that this offer was rejected. Alexander John Gosse Downer (born 9 September 1951 is an Australian Liberal politician who was Foreign Minister of Australia from March 1996 to December Queen's Counsel ( postnominal QC) &ndash known as King's Counsel ( KC) during the reign of a male sovereign  &ndash are However, the family took up the offer for the High court appeal, but after more damaging allegations of bribery by the barristers, further assistance was refused. ^[16]
• Failure to attack the weaknesses of forensic evidence. The bag of cannabis was not weighed or fingerprinted by the Indonesians. Tim Lindsay of the University of Melbourne, Asian law expert, suggested that a greater focus on the weaknesses of the forensic evidence could have been helpful. The University of Melbourne is a Public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. ^[9]
• Use of hearsay evidence: No substantive probative evidence was presented to back up the suggestion that baggage handlers had put the drugs in Corby's bag. Hearsay evidence from John Patrick Ford was a distraction and had no chance of being accepted as having probative value.
• Other agendas: Defence lawyers and other Corby supporters often seemed to be equally interested in their own publicity and celebrity as they were with Corby's interests.
• Trial by media: Seemingly no effort was made to lower the profile of the case in the media. Even minor issues were the subject of headlines. The high profile of the case made it impossible to come to a quiet, negotiated settlement with the Indonesian justice system.
• Persons associated with Corby publicly attacked the Indonesian judges and legal system in the media. (Notably Ron Bakir suggested that bribery was inherent in the system. Ron Bakir (رون باكر (also known as Rani Muhuddine Hassan is a Lebanese-Australian Entrepreneur and discharged ex-bankrupt from Queensland, Australia )

Criticism of the prosecution's case included:

• The bag of cannabis was not fingerprinted by the Indonesian custom officials or police, nor analysed to determine its source of origin.
• Indonesian police rejected assistance from Australian Federal Police to DNA test the cannabis and bag. On December 3, 2004 Corby signed papers for her consent for testing to be done by the AFP but Indonesian Police would not release a sample for testing - the Australian Federal Police would have had no jurisdiction over a domestic Indonesian criminal case. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
• No attempt was made to search or weigh Corby's other luggage, even after she demanded it, though again, there was no obligation upon Indonesian police to do so. Her belongings were searched after she was taken into custody.
• CCTV cameras at the Bali airport could corroborate or contradict Corby's account of what happened in customs. The prosecutor said the tapes were not checked. The defence requested to see them. Corby's mother claims that Schapelle requested the CCTV footage be shown in court, to which the judge replied, "We will use that if we need to". Corby's mother claims the footage was never shown. ^[17]
• The x-ray machine that detected the cannabis was inequiped to take photos, so the exact location of the cannabis in the boogie board bag was not determined

Verdict and sentence

The verdict in the Corby trial was broadcast live on television in Australia, and the Nine Network television coverage was also broadcast live in New Zealand. The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The coverage included the eighty page trial outline, the verdict and sentencing.

On 27 May 2005 Corby was found guilty and sentenced to 20 years' jail. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She was also fined 100,000,000 IDR ($A12,663 AUD), with an additional six months if unpaid. The rupiah ( sign: Rp; code: IDR) is the official Currency of Indonesia. The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas The defence and prosecution appealed separately to the High Court, the defence appealing for a retrial, the prosecution appealing for life imprisonment.

On 17 August 2006, Indonesia's Independence Day, Corby received a two-month remission on her 20-year jail term. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing ^[18] On December 26, 2006, it was reported she had received another month's remission for good behaviour, advancing her release date to July, 2024. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. On August 18, 2007, it was announced that Corby lost her chance to have her sentence cut further because she was caught with a mobile phone. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[19] The offence with the mobile phone also cost her the customary Christmas remission of one or two months for 2007. In addition, visiting rules were tightened after an apparent hoax when a bogus tour operator advertised that tourists could have their photo taken with Corby in exchange for money. ^[20]

Appeals

On 5 July 2005, the High Court ruled that the case should be reopened by the district court, allowing the defence to call new witnesses. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The onus was on the defence team to call sufficient witnesses to prove that Corby did not place the drugs in her boogie board bag. A man was named as the owner of the drugs in Corby's bag. He was named as a key witness, but he said that he 'knows nothing'. ^[21]

On October 14, 2005, Bali's High Court reduced the sentence to 15 years. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Both sides again appealed, this time to Indonesia's Supreme Court.

On 19 January 2006, the Indonesian Supreme Court overturned the five year reduction in her sentence on appeal and reinstated the original 20 year jail term handed down. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Court also ordered that the evidence - the bodyboard bag and drugs - be destroyed, signalling that the case was now closed. ^[22]

The three-judge panel also rejected a final appeal from Corby, whose lawyers had been seeking a lighter sentence or acquittal. This rejection meant that all legal avenues are now exhausted unless exceptional new evidence can be produced to reopen the case.

On 25 August 2006, Schapelle Corby appeared before the judges of the Denpasar District Court on an extraordinary appeal. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Her lawyers submitted a letter from an Australian government official that CCTV cameras were operating at Sydney airport on the day she left, and indicated that they hoped that footage (although none has been shown to exist) would show drugs being put into Corby's bag. Corby's lawyers also alleged that the trial court did not have evidence of actual ownership of the drugs and so erred in convicting her. The judges agreed to wait ten days to allow for footage to be presented before sending the record to the Supreme Court. There was no possibility of this appeal increasing the term of the current sentence.

Corby was scheduled for transfer to the Sukun Women's Prison at Malang, near Indonesia's second-largest city, Surabaya in East Java, due to prison overcrowding at Bali's Kerobokan Prison. Surabaya (formerly spelled as Soerabaja) is Indonesia 's second-largest city, and the capital of the province of East Java. On May 26, 2007, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that the move had been postponed indefinitely due to what an Indonesian official described as improved conditions at Kerobokan. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Sydney Morning Herald ( SMH) is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia ^[23]

On 28 March 2008, the Indonesian Supreme Court rejected Corby's final appeal against her sentence. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[24] With the failure of this appeal, Corby's sole recourse is clemency from Indonesia's president - but to be eligible for consideration, she would have to renounce her claims of innocence and admit guilt. ^[25] Indonesian president Yudhoyono has previously stated that he opposes pardons for drug offenses. ^[24]

Seized photographs

It was reported that a joint South Australian-Queensland police operation had seized photographs of Corby with a man charged with marijuana smuggling after a police search of the alleged dealer's home. It was reported in the media that the photos had been taken prior to Corby's arrest in Bali. ^[26]

After the reports, Corby's mother, Rosleigh Rose, flew to Adelaide, entered police headquarters, and demanded (unsuccessfully) to see the photographs. She alleged that the photographs were taken with Corby in prison in Bali. ^[27][28]

In January 2006, the man in the photographs, Malcolm McCauley, told Adelaide Now that he had visited Corby in Bali twice in 2005 - but only as a tourist offering support during her drugs trial. McCauley said he first met Corby at her court hearing in May 2005. He said Corby's mother invited him to visit Corby at Kerobokan Prison the following day. Despite claims that the photos had been taken prior to Corby's arrest, McCauley said the photos were taken at an empty fish pond at the prison, where they were permitted by prison guards to sit and talk to Corby. ^[29]

Effect on relations with Indonesia

The Corby case generated intense controversy in Australia and at times expressed publicly with a perceived anti-Indonesian bias, caused tension in Australia's relationship with Indonesia. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Mainstream Indonesian media showed minimal interest in the story with the small exception of Bali newspapers. Some small-circulation English language publications such as The Jakarta Post and the Bali Sun gave moderate levels of coverage. The Jakarta Post is a daily English language newspaper in Indonesia.

A letter was delivered to the Indonesian embassy in Canberra containing an unknown substance on May 31, 2005. The 2005 Indonesian embassy bioterrorism hoax occurred when Indonesian Ambassador to Australia Imron Cotan received a suspect letter addressed Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was later found to be non-toxic and was considered a hoax. A hoax is a deliberate attempt to Dupe, Deceive or trick an audience into believing or accepting that something is real when in fact it is not or that

It was frequently reported in Australian and Indonesian media that many Australians called aid agencies and demanded donations for the 2004 Tsunami relief be refunded. The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea Earthquake that occurred at 005853 UTC on December 26 2004 with an Epicentre off the west coast of In response, officials of Australia's largest agencies - including World Vision, headed by Tim Costello - stated publicly that only a small number of people had made demands for refunds. World Vision, founded in the United States in 1951 is an international Christian relief and development organization whose stated goal Timothy Ewen Costello, AO (born March 4, 1955) is a prominent Baptist minister, director of World Vision Australia

Australian government response

During the trial, Corby wrote to then-Prime Minister of Australia John Howard, saying in part, "as a father and as a leader, I plead for your help. The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March I did not do this. I beg for justice. I don't know how much longer I can do this. Please bring me home. "

Howard was quoted as saying in response: "I feel for her. I understand why there's a lot of public sympathy for her; I would simply say that I hope justice is done and it's a fair and true verdict. . . I would ask the rhetorical question: My fellow Australians, if a foreigner were to come to Australia and a foreign government were to start telling us how we should handle (it), we would react very angrily to that. "^[30]

The Australian Labor Party generally supported the Government's approach to the case in not wanting to offend Indonesia, while Australian Greens leader Bob Brown condemned the verdict.

The Australian Government has pursued a prisoner exchange programme with Indonesia, which could have included Corby. ^[31] However, Corby has stated she is not interested in being exchanged, with her mother saying that Corby has no desire to be among the "big butch sheilas" in Australian women's prisons. ^[32]

Media and public response

There was considerable media interest in and popular discussion of Schapelle Corby's predicament. The theory that Australian baggage handlers had placed the drugs in her baggage received considerable attention. For many months, every minor development in the case was highlighted on prime-time TV. For example, a minor "collapse" in the court engendered much erroneous speculation that she was pregnant to her erstwhile financial backer, Ron Bakir. Ron Bakir (رون باكر (also known as Rani Muhuddine Hassan is a Lebanese-Australian Entrepreneur and discharged ex-bankrupt from Queensland, Australia

A poll commissioned and published in June 2005 by the Sydney Morning Herald found that opinion was divided whether Corby was guilty but there was a perception that the trial had not been carried out fairly. The Sydney Morning Herald ( SMH) is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia ^[33]

In Australia, over 100,000 people signed a petition that they believe Corby should be freed. On the other hand, in Indonesia about 40 protesters gathered on 5 June 2005 at the Australian embassy in Jakarta calling for Corby to receive the death sentence, carrying placards with words such as '"Corby, drug dealer, must die"'. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta) is the Capital and largest city of Indonesia. ^[34]

On 15 February 2007, it was reported that both Today Tonight and A Current Affair are in "battle" over the Jodi Power and Mercedes Corby rift and having "experts" refuting each others claims on the competing programs. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Today Tonight is an Australian tabloid current affairs program produced by the Seven Network and shown weeknightly at 6 A Current Affair (or " ACA " is a nightly tabloid current affairs programme broadcast on the Nine Network every week night hosted ^[35]

On March 3, 2008, exclusive pictures of what were said to be Corby and her sister Mercedes were shown on A Current Affair, taken after tourists noticed the women having dinner at a bar at Kuta, a town near the Bali airport. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common A Current Affair (or " ACA " is a nightly tabloid current affairs programme broadcast on the Nine Network every week night hosted Kuta is a town in southern Bali, Indonesia. A former fishing village it was one of the first towns on Bali to see substantial Tourist development and Rose denied that it was them. ^[36]

Related persons

Michael Corby

During the 1970s, Schapelle's father, Michael Corby was fined for possession of cannabis. ^[37] He indicated that he was fined AUD$400 for possession of two grams of cannabis. However, he stated that the cannabis was not his, saying "Some girl had it and they busted the whole joint and I had to go along for the ride". ^[38] He also stated that he has had about a "half-dozen" drink driving convictions, but added, "Who hasn't?"^[39]

A commercial quantity of high grade cannabis weighing 5 kg (11 lb/0. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass 79 st) was seized from a property located beside that of Michael Corby one month prior to his daughter's arrest. The stone is a unit of Weight. It is part of the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the British Isles, and formerly used in most ^[37] Corby's father and the neighbour had also lived in adjacent properties in Middlemount, Queensland, whilst both worked at the German Creek Mine during the 1990s. Middlemount is a town in Queensland, Australia, located inland (by road from Mackay and Rockhampton. A Middlemount resident described them as "pretty friendly. "^[40] Middlemount is some 500km north of the location on which the cannabis was found.

Michael Corby died of bowel cancer on 18 January 2008. Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or large bowel cancer, includes Cancerous growths in the colon, Rectum and Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[41]

Clinton Rose

Corby's half-brother Clinton Rose has spent time in jail for a range of offences. He was serving a 15 month sentence in Queensland for breaking and entering, and fraud. In the broadest sense a fraud is a Deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual This was his second time in prison. ^[42] In January 2002, Rose had been convicted of drug possession. Rose had pleaded guilty to what Southport District Judge Robert Hall described as a "campaign of crime", pleading to a total of 62 charges accumulated over a six-month period. ^[43]

James Kisina's arrest

Main article: James Kisina

Kisina was travelling with Corby when she was arrested in Bali. He had also been carrying the bodyboard bag before the arrest and had appeared in the media to support his sister. ^[44]

On the same day as the reinstatement of Corby's original sentence, he appeared in a Brisbane Magistrates Court on drug possession and assault charges. ^[45] Kisina, along with two friends, invaded the home of a well-known drug dealer, tied up the occupants and bashed a male occupant before fleeing with a quantity of cannabis and cash. ^[44] Police stated that the residents were threatened with an iron bar and menaced with a machete. The machete (məˈʃɛti is a large cleaver -like cutting tool On 17 January 2006, Queensland Police found cannabis in the home of Schapelle Corby's mother and half-brother. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Police stated that the house which James Kisina had broken into had been watched by police for some time and that the occupant of the home was a known drug dealer.

Kisina's lawyer denied this and claimed his client broke into the home believing its occupants may have had information that could assist in Schapelle Corby's sentence appeal. On 8 March 2006, Kisina appeared in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court in relation to the drug-related home invasion and was committed to stand trial after a committal hearing in June. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

In Beenleigh District Court on October 13, 2006, Kisina pleaded guilty to eight charges: two counts of deprivation of liberty, two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, and one count each of producing a dangerous drug, possessing a dangerous drug, possessing an item used in a criminal offence and entering a dwelling. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. He was sentenced on October 16, 2006 to four years' imprisonment, to be suspended after 10 months. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Kisina had spent 9 months on remand. He was released from prison on November 18, 2006. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[46]

Jodi Power's allegations

On February 12, 2007, Jodi Power, a longtime Corby family friend,^[47] appeared on current affairs television program Today Tonight during a paid interview filmed in December 2006. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Today Tonight is an Australian tabloid current affairs program produced by the Seven Network and shown weeknightly at 6 Power, who, with her two children, lived for months in Bali during the trial to support Schapelle Corby, made allegations that Corby's sister Mercedes had previously asked Power to transport drugs to Bali. Power also alleged that Mercedes had confessed to smuggling compressed cannabis concealed inside her body into Indonesia.

Power claimed that she had seen a vacuum sealed plastic bag similar to the one Schapelle Corby was convicted of using to transport the cannabis to Indonesia at Mercedes Corby's house. She said,"They were getting marijuana out of it. It looked like the same bag. "^[48] In a further inverview, when asked if Schapelle Corby takes drugs, Power replied, "Yes . . . I know she's had ecstasy, speed, cocaine. "^[49]

Power took three polygraph tests on the program, failing the first, however passing the last two. A polygraph (popularly referred to as a Lie detector) is an instrument that measures and records several physiological responses such as Blood pressure She maintained that she had told the truth about Schapelle Corby but had failed the first polygraph test because she had lied in response to personal questions relating to herself.

Power alleged that the Corby family had lied when stating they had no connections to cannabis. Photographs shown on the program reveal Mercedes smoking what appears to be cannabis. ^[50] Mercedes has admitted to having "the occasional puff [of marijuana] whilst a teenager"^[48] and indicated that it was her in the photographs shown on Today Tonight, but that they were taken at age 17. Power herself has admitted to marijuana use—at the Corby house.

In response to the statements made by Power, Mercedes was quoted as saying,"Schapelle is in her final appeal and for Jodi to come out and lie is low" stating that the claims can damage Corby's appeal. ^[51]

Mercedes Corby was interviewed in response to Power's claims on 14 February on A Current Affair. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German A Current Affair (or " ACA " is a nightly tabloid current affairs programme broadcast on the Nine Network every week night hosted

Power's mother, Margaret Power, was interviewed on the February 13, 2007 edition of Today Tonight. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. She stated that her daughter was telling the truth and then suggested that Mercedes also take a polygraph test, expressing her belief that she would fail it.

Today Tonight reports that the polygraph expert who conducted the lie detector test on Jodi Power has received numerous death threats.

On March 30, 2007, Mercedes Corby filed suit for defamation against Today Tonight and its producers and staff. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The matter was scheduled for initial hearing on May 15, 2007. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[52]

On May 29, 2008, the Seven Network was found to have defamed Mercedes Corby for implying that she was a drug smuggler, a drug dealer and that she posed a threat to the safety of Ms Power. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Mercedes Corby's barrister described her to the jury as "an ordinary Australian" subjected to a "trial by media" solely because Schapelle was "locked up in a stinking jail in Bali". The jury did however uphold the network's defense of truth for stating that Mercedes Corby possessed marijuana. ^[53]

The case was subsequently settled on undisclosed terms. ^[54]

Autobiography: My Story

In November 2006, Corby released an autobiography "My Story". ^[55] The book has sold more than 100,000 copies. ^[56] Copyrights for the book were assigned by Corby to her sister, Mercedes, and co-author Kathryn Bonella in a move some believe will allow Corby to access proceeds from the sale of the book and avoid Australian laws which restrict convicted criminals from profiting from the proceeds of crime. ^[57] However, in March 2007, the Queensland Court of Appeal barred the Corby family from spending money generated by the book, pending a claim by the Commonwealth under laws which prevent those who commit crimes from profiting by them. ^[58] The sum of $267,500 has been frozen pending forfeiture proceedings. ^[59]

It was also revealed that Qantas had banned any advertising or sales of the book in their terminals as it was deemed "inappropriate". Qantas Airways Limited (ˈkwɔntəs ( is the National airline of Australia. ^[60]

In July 2007, a Queensland court granted the government the right to interview four individuals in the publishing industry, who were not named, in order to secure evidence. It was also revealed that Mercedes Corby had ordered that the proceeds from the book, as well as from a subsequent paid interview, be deposited in the name of her Indonesian husband.

See also

• Australia-Indonesia Prisoner Transfer Agreement
• Bali Nine
• Illegal drug trade
• Legal issues of cannabis
• List of Australians in international prisons
• Michelle Leslie

References

Additional references

• "Corby lodges lastditch appeal", The Age, 11 August, 2006. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.  
• No link in Corby brother drug case
• "Snapped with alleged dealer", The Sydney Morning Herald, December 11, 2005.  
• "Here's a thriller for a long flight", The Sydney Morning Herald, September 21, 2005.  
• "I ask for you... to find me innocent", The Age, 29 April, 2005.  
• "Crowe heartbroken at Corby's plight", The Age, 22 April, 2005.  

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