18 August 2009

Schapelle Corby -- Remission Confirmed...


As was expected Schapelle Corby has been granted a four-month remission on her 20-year jail sentence for smuggling 4.1kg of the wacky weed into Bali back in 2004. Corby has been battling depression for a number of years and continues to maintain her innocence.

Renae Lawrence of Bali Nine fame was granted a five-month sentence reduction on her 20-year jail sentence for trying to smuggle more than 8kg of heroin out of Bali and into Australia in 2005.

Both, seemingly, still have a long road to haul before they will qualify for release. Hopefully, the remissions will make them feel a little bit better about that.

4 comments:

lawbee said...

Yes but no remisi for the Ozzie lifers, how come?? Does not seem fair to me. I guess here life means life. Interesting.

Rob Baiton said...

Lawbee...

Yes, in Indonesia, life means just that, life.

You cannot get a remission on a sentence for which you are not going to get out of prison for anyway.

It is not about fair, is it?

lawbee said...

talk about not fair - the yank who swam the lake with wooden flippers got a pardon of his seven years and the lady of Burma got another two? years!

Rob Baiton said...

Lawbee...

I think that Burma is not really on topic with this one. And, the fairness link is tenuous at best!

It was always going to pan out that way. I am surprised that you're surprised.