Daltron
07-02-2014, 12:40 PM
Convicted Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby has been granted parole more than nine years after she was jailed.
Corby, a former Gold Coast beauty student, will be required to stay in Indonesia and report regularly to authorities once she is released from prison.
She is expected to live with her sister Mercedes, who lives in Kuta in southern Bali.
Indonesian justice minister Amir Syamsuddin held a press conference in Jakarta where he spoke about the prisoner applications he had been reviewing, including Corby's.
He said Corby's review has been completed, but when asked if she had been given parole, said he did not want to talk specifically about the Australian.
The minister appeared to distance himself from any suggestion that the decision was a personal response.
"It is not the compassion of the minister or the government, it is the right which is regulated by the laws, by the act, by the government provisions and all of the regulations that exist.
"We are a dignified nation and we enforce the law and we don't look at who that person is, we look at the legislation and the rights of those people."
Soon after, reporters were handed a press release saying that Corby's parole application had been approved because she has fulfilled all the substantial terms as required under Indonesian law.
A timeline of events leading up to this parole can be viewed here (http://www.abc.net.au/news/interactives/timelines/schapelle-corby-bali-timeline/#12).
May 27th, 2005
Video of final court encounter before prison sentence.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH8JrZ6D00c
I remember being very young in primary school when this was rapid in the media and was a HUGE discussion point for years here in Australia. Many people would banter over whether she deserves to stay over there and serve or come back to Australia, and even if she actually did it as she claims innocence to this day. Interesting to see she is granted parole. I think she did do it and I am glad she has spent this long in prison but it has probably been long enough. Hopefully people take this as a lesson in the future.
Corby, a former Gold Coast beauty student, will be required to stay in Indonesia and report regularly to authorities once she is released from prison.
She is expected to live with her sister Mercedes, who lives in Kuta in southern Bali.
Indonesian justice minister Amir Syamsuddin held a press conference in Jakarta where he spoke about the prisoner applications he had been reviewing, including Corby's.
He said Corby's review has been completed, but when asked if she had been given parole, said he did not want to talk specifically about the Australian.
The minister appeared to distance himself from any suggestion that the decision was a personal response.
"It is not the compassion of the minister or the government, it is the right which is regulated by the laws, by the act, by the government provisions and all of the regulations that exist.
"We are a dignified nation and we enforce the law and we don't look at who that person is, we look at the legislation and the rights of those people."
Soon after, reporters were handed a press release saying that Corby's parole application had been approved because she has fulfilled all the substantial terms as required under Indonesian law.
A timeline of events leading up to this parole can be viewed here (http://www.abc.net.au/news/interactives/timelines/schapelle-corby-bali-timeline/#12).
May 27th, 2005
Video of final court encounter before prison sentence.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH8JrZ6D00c
I remember being very young in primary school when this was rapid in the media and was a HUGE discussion point for years here in Australia. Many people would banter over whether she deserves to stay over there and serve or come back to Australia, and even if she actually did it as she claims innocence to this day. Interesting to see she is granted parole. I think she did do it and I am glad she has spent this long in prison but it has probably been long enough. Hopefully people take this as a lesson in the future.