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

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Corby is currently serving a twenty year sentence for the importation of 4.1 kg (9 lb) of cannabis into Bali, Indonesia. She was convicted and sentenced in Bali on May 27, 2005 by the Denpasar (Indonesia) District Court and is currently serving her sentence in Kerobokan Prison, Bali. On appeal, her conviction and sentence have been confirmed with finality by the Indonesian Supreme Court, with legal manoeuvres continuing on her behalf. The U.S. National Prototype Kilogram, which currently serves as the primary standard for measuring mass in the U.S. It was assigned to the United States in 1889 and is periodically recertified and traceable to the primary international standard, The Kilogram, held at the Bureau International des Poids et... The pound (abbreviations: lb or, sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass (called weight in everyday parlance) in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Cannabis, (also known as marijuana[1],pot, weed, or ganja[2] in its herbal form and hashish in its resinous form[3]) is a psychoactive product of the plant Cannabis sativa L. subsp. ... Gajah Mada Street Denpasar is the capital city of the province of Bali, Indonesia. ...

She maintains 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.

Early life

While in Australia, Corby lived on the Gold Coast. She enrolled in a part-time beauty therapy course at TAFE, finishing two of four course modules. She then worked in her family's fish and chip shop.^[2] Her father works 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.^[3] Gold Coast is a city and local government area in the southeast corner of Queensland, Australia. ... In Australia, Technical and Further Education or TAFE institutions are those which offer a wide range of post-secondary education and training, generally in vocational fields (such as hospitality, tourism, construction, woodwork, secretarial skills, community work, etc), often at a level of difficulty below that of a corresponding or related... Fish and chips in modern packaging Fish and chips or fish n chips, a popular take-away food, consists of deep-fried fish in batter or breadcrumbs with deep-fried potatoes, traditionally sold wrapped in newspaper. ... The Balinese population of 3. ...

Corby was once married to a Japanese man; her ex-husband gave an interview with Australian magazine New Idea under the pseudonym "Kimi Tanaka" in which he described their romance and marriage. 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. She spoke to him in Japanese one day, and the two later began dating.^[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. 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 quarreled with her husband, leading to the couples seperation and Corby returning to Australia in July 2000. The couple's divorce was finalized in 2003. Tanaka soon remarried and became a father, and after October 2004 did not have any further contact with Corby.^[4] Pacific Magazines is a magazine publisher operating in Australia and New Zealand. ... 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. ... is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Omaezaki Lighthouse Omaezaki (御前崎市; -shi) is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan. ... Shizuoka Prefecture ) is located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island, Japan. ... For the record label, see Divorce Records. ...

Corby stopped over in Bali on her way home to Australia. She had been to Bali five times since the age of 16, 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. Corby was found to have 4.1 kg (9 lb) of cannabis in her unlocked bodyboard bag. 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. is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting customs duties and for controlling the flow of animals and goods (including personal effects and hazardous items) in and out of a country. ... Ngurah Rai Airport (IATA: DPS, ICAO: WADD), also known as Bali International Airport, is located in southern Bali, 13 km south of Denpasar. ... The U.S. National Prototype Kilogram, which currently serves as the primary standard for measuring mass in the U.S. It was assigned to the United States in 1889 and is periodically recertified and traceable to the primary international standard, The Kilogram, held at the Bureau International des Poids et... The pound (abbreviations: lb or, sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass (called weight in everyday parlance) in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Bodyboarder getting major air at The Wedge A bodyboard, known in surfing slang as a sponge, is a form of surfboard consisting of a small roughly rectangular piece of foam, shaped to a hydrodynamic form. ...

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 is someone who, knowingly or unknowingly smuggles something onto an airplane or across a national border. ...

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 narcotics, regardless of her knowledge. 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] The University of Melbourne, is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Look up prima facie in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Defence

Corby's lawyers argued that she had no knowledge of the cannabis until the customs 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 wasn't.

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

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Ford testified that he overheard a conversation in prison between two men and alleges 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. 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 states planted the drugs. In the Australian media Vigenser has strenuously denied any connection with the drugs and has reportedly given a statement to the Australian Federal Police. Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, as well as the third largest city in Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4. ... 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. Since his return from Bali, Ford was convicted of rape. Ford was beaten and stabbed in prison and was held in solitary confinement for his own protection ^[8].

The prosecution pointed out that his evidence was entirely hearsay and that he was facing trial for several serious offences in Australia. 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". This article is about the Hearsay rule of evidence in English law. ...

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. During the week of 9 May 2005 in Australia several arrests occurred related to cocaine smuggling through Sydney airport. Her defence claimed that the cannabis was planted in her bag by mistake by baggage handlers. is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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 ^[11]. Michael Joseph Keelty Michael (Mick) Joseph Keelty is the current Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police. ...

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Ron Bakir

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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. 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. Ron Bakir is an Australian Muslim entrepreneur and self-proclaimed millionaire from Queensland, Australia. ...

Bakir accused the prosecution team (chief prosecutor Ida Bagus Wiswantanu) of seeking a bribe to reduce the requested sentence. 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. Ida Bagus Wiswantanu, chief prosecutor of Bali, Indonesia. ... Bribery is the practice of offering a professional money or other favours in order to circumvent ethics in a variety of professions. ...

Bakir cut ties with the Schapelle Corby case on 24 June 2005 after Corby wrote a letter asking to disassociate herself. ^[13]. Schapelle Corby Pty Ltd was voluntarily deregistered on 23/10/2005. June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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: is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Corby also wrote to the case's prosecutor, Ida Bagus Wiswantanu, and judges with a request for leniency. ^[15] Ida Bagus Wiswantanu, chief prosecutor of Bali, Indonesia. ...

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. 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.^[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.)

Criticism of the prosecution's case included: Alexander John Gosse Downer, MP (born 9 September 1951), Australian politician, became Foreign Minister of Australia in March 1996. ... Cherie Booth QC wearing her ceremonial robes (including full-bottomed wig) as Queens Counsel at the Bar of England and Wales. ... The University of Melbourne, is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Ron Bakir is an Australian Muslim entrepreneur and self-proclaimed millionaire from Queensland, Australia. ...

• The bag of cannabis was not fingerprinted by the Indonesian custom officials or police, nor analysed to determine its source of origin.
• Indonesia police rejected assistance from Australian Federal Police to DNA test the cannabis and bag. On December 3rd 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.

Verdict and sentence

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On 27 May 2005 Corby was found guilty and sentenced to 20 years' jail. She was also fined 100,000,000 IDR ($A12,663 AUD), with an additional six months if unpaid. The defence and prosecution appealed separately to the High Court, the defence appealing for a retrial, the prosecution appealing for life imprisonment. is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1998-2001 series of rupiah banknotes Rupiah (Rp) is the monetary unit of Indonesia (currency code IDR). ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 3. ...

On 17 August 2006, Indonesia's Independence Day, Corby received a two-month remission on her 20-year jail term. ^[17]. On December 26, 2006, it was reported she had received another month's remission for good behaviour, advancing her release date to July, 2024.^[18] is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nations assumption of independent statehood, usually after ceasing to be a colony or part of another state. ... is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

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. 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'.^[19] is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On October 14, 2005, Bali's High Court reduced the sentence to 15 years. Both sides again appealed, this time to Indonesia's Supreme Court. is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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The three-judge panel also rejected a final appeal from Corby, whose lawyers had been seeking a lighter sentence or acquittal meaning all legal avenues have been 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. 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 seems 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 see if such footage turns up before sending the record to the Supreme Court, which is expected to rule in several months. There is no possibility of this appeal increasing the term of Corby’s current sentence. However, should the attempt fail, her sole recourse is clemency from Indonesia's president - but Corby would have to admit guilt to apply.^[20] Negotiations for a proposed prisoner exchange treaty, whereby Corby might be able to serve her time in an Australian prison, have been postponed until 2007.^[18] is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

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. Her supporters have decried the move. ^[21] 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.^[22] Surabaya (formerly Soerabaja) is Indonesias second-largest city, and the capital of the province of East Java. ... ...

News Limited photographs

It was reported that a joint South Australian-Queensland police operation ^[23] had seized photographs of Corby with a man charged with marijuana smuggling after a police search of the alleged dealer's home.

It was originally believed by South Australian police and reported in the media that the photos had been taken prior to Corby's arrest in Bali. Subsequently, it was found that the photos were taken in Kerobokan prison after her arrest and that the man was merely one of many hundreds of people that visited Corby in prison.

Effect on relations with Indonesia

Schapelle Corby support poster in Sydney

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. 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. Download high resolution version (917x633, 263 KB)A poster of distress on a wharf in Sydney. ... Download high resolution version (917x633, 263 KB)A poster of distress on a wharf in Sydney. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4. ... 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. It was later found to be non-toxic and was considered a hoax. The 2005 Indonesian embassy bioterrorism hoax occured when Indonesian ambassador to Australia Imron Cotan received a suspect letter addressed to himself at the Indonesian Embassy in Australia on June 1, 2005. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A hoax is an attempt to trick an audience into believing that something false is real. ...

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. 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^{[citation needed]}.-1... It has been suggested that World Vision India, World Vision Australia be merged into this article or section. ... Tim Costello Timothy Ewen Costello AO is a prominent Baptist minister, director of World Vision Australia and brother of Australian federal Treasurer Peter Costello Costello was born in Melbourne on 4 March 1955. ...

Australian government response

During the trial, Corby's father wrote to Prime Minister of Australia John Howard, saying in part Judicial High Court Lower Courts Constitution State and territory governments Executive Governors and Administrators Premiers and Chief Ministers Legislative Parliaments and Assemblies State electoral systems ACT - NSW - NT - Qld. ... John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian politician and the 25th Prime Minister of Australia. ...

Howard was quoted as saying in response:

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 is pursuing a prisoner exchange programme with Indonesia, which may include Corby. ^[25] 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 ^[26].

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.^{[citation needed]} Ron Bakir is an Australian Muslim entrepreneur and self-proclaimed millionaire 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 ^[27]. ...

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"'. ^[28] is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jakarta (also Djakarta or DKI Jakarta), formerly known as Sunda Kelapa, Jayakarta and Batavia is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. ...

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Family drug links

Michael Corby

During the 1970s, Schapelle's father, Michael Corby was fined for possession of cannabis.^[30] 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".^[31]

A commercial quantity of high grade cannabis weighing 5 kg (11 lb) was seized from a property located beside that of Michael Corby one month prior to his daughter's arrest.^[30] Corby's father and neighbour had also lived in properties alongside each other in Middlemount, Queensland, 500 km north of their current location, whilst both worked at the German Creek Mine during the 1990s. Michael Corby had not lived next door to the arrested neighbour for over 10 months prior to the neighbours arrest. ^[32] The U.S. National Prototype Kilogram, which currently serves as the primary standard for measuring mass in the U.S. It was assigned to the United States in 1889 and is periodically recertified and traceable to the primary international standard, The Kilogram, held at the Bureau International des Poids et... The pound (abbreviations: lb or, sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass (called weight in everyday parlance) in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Middlemount is a town in Queensland, Australia, located about 250km inland (by road) from Mackay and Rockhampton. ...

Clinton Rose

Corby's half-brother Clinton Rose has spent time in gaol for a range of offences. He was serving a 15 month sentence in Queensland for breaking and entering, and fraud. This was his second time in prison.^[33] Breaking and entering is defined as the crime of illegally entering a residence or other enclosed property using any amount of force (even pushing open an unlocked door). ...

James Kisina's arrest

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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. ^[34] Schapelle Corby (centre) and half-brother James Kisina (right) before boarding the flight that ended with Corbys arrest in Denpasar in October 2004. ...

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.^[35] Kisina, along with two friends, allegedly 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. ^[34] It is alleged by police that the residents were threatened with iron bar and menaced with a machete. On 17 January 2006, Queensland Police found cannabis in the home of Schapelle Corby's mother and half-brother. This does not cite its references or sources. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Police stated that the house in which James Kisina broke into had been watched by police for some time and that the occupant of the home was a known drug dealer. Schapelle Corby (centre) and half-brother James Kisina (right) before boarding the flight that ended with Corbys arrest in Denpasar in October 2004. ...

Kisina's lawyer has 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. is the 67th day of the year (68th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

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. He was sentenced on October 16, 2006 to a four year suspended sentence with a 10 month non-parole period. With time already served, he is expected to be released from prison on November 18, 2006. October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Jodi Power's allegations

On February 12, 2007, Jodi Power, a longtime Corby family friend,^[36] appeared on current affairs television program Today Tonight during a paid interview filmed in December 2006. 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. February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Today Tonight is an Australian tabloid television current affairs program, broadcast on the Seven Network every weeknight at 6:30pm in direct competition with A Current Affair on the Nine Network and indirectly with The 7:30 Report on ABC Television. ...

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."^[37] In a further inverview, when asked if Schapelle Corby takes drugs, Power replied, "Yes ... I know she's had ecstasy, speed, cocaine."^[38]

Power took three polygraph tests on the program, failing the first, however passing the last two. 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. Polygraph results are sometimes recorded on a chart recorder A polygraph (commonly yet incorrectly referred to as a lie detector) is a device that measures and records several physiological variables such as blood pressure, pulse, respiration and skin conductivity while the subject is asked and answers a series of questions. ...

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. ^[39] Mercedes has admitted to having "the occasional puff [of marijuana] whilst a teenager" ^[37] 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. ^[40]

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Power's mother, Margaret Power, was interviewed on the February 13, 2007 edition of Today Tonight. 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. is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

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. The matter was scheduled for initial hearing on May 15, 2007.^[41]

Autobiography: My Story

Cover of My Story.

In November 2006, Corby released an autobiography "My Story".^[42] The book has sold more than 100,000 copies. ^[43]. 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 ^[44]. 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.^[45] The sum of $267,500 has been frozen pending forfeiture proceedings. ^[46] Image File history File links Corby_My_Story. ... Image File history File links Corby_My_Story. ...

It was also revealed that Qantas had banned any advertising or sales of the book in their terminals as it was deemed "inappropriate".^[47] Qantas (pronounced ) is the name and callsign of the national airline of Australia. ...

In July 2007, a Queensland court granted the government the right to interview four individuals in the publishing industry, who were not aimed, 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

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References

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External links

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• Official Schapelle Corby site
• Schapelle Corby Supporters Forums
• "Corby lodges lastditch appeal", The Age, 11 August, 2006. 
• 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.