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Schapelle Corby applies for presidential clemency

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Wed, 14 Apr 2010 5:48a.m.

The Australian was convicted in May 2005 and sentenced to 20 years in an Indonesian prison (Reuters)

The Australian was convicted in May 2005 and sentenced to 20 years in an Indonesian prison (Reuters)

Convicted drug trafficker Schapelle Corby has applied for presidential clemency, five years after she was convicted for smuggling marijuana into Bali.

The Australian was convicted in May 2005 and sentenced to 20 years in an Indonesian prison.

Corby has filed a clemency application with the Denpasar District Court, saying she is suffering from depression which could endanger her life.

She has asked for her sentence to be reduced.

A registrar at the court told the Associated Press that clemency decisions in Indonesia can take months.

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08 Dec 2010 02:21a.m.

USA john wrote:

Indonesia is clearly a third word country and the court system seems like a big joke. I travel a lot and love Asia but took indonesia of my list due to this. What if I do somethin silly which is a mistake and never come home and have to stay in a 3rd world country jail. I wouldn even want to live in the country itself how bad would their jail be. Free the girl. Somebody should be able to do something. If she was a US citizen, our government would have brought her home. Australian government, get some balls and get her home.

07 Dec 2010 11:06p.m.

presidential pardon wrote:

i wish there was an easy way to phone barack obama and tell him to watch ganja qeen and to pardon her.

15 Nov 2010 09:29p.m.

kriistene wrote:

I will also never travel to indonesia, but be a little smarter dont traffic drugs.The law is harsh, the family has been there often, dont tell me they are not sure of the law of the land.i hate however i hate to see a person suffer

24 Oct 2010 11:04p.m.

anne wrote:

I will never travel to indonesian due to the way Schaple Corby has been treated. Power Hungry sadists, You`ve gotta be mad to even think of going, just asking for trouble. Get her out of there before she dies.

03 Jun 2010 04:58a.m.

ALex wrote:

Both Indo and the Australian government are to blame in this crazy proces of lies and betrayel. And then I even didn't talk about the Australian press. From Holland: let her out A.S.A.P!

30 May 2010 11:28a.m.

christina krassa wrote:

My heart goes out to her and her family. Its like the judge made up his mind and there's no changing no matter what the truth is. I watched the ganja queen and was completly floored on how they honestly gave her 20 yrs in a foriegn prison. She will be in my prayers.

18 May 2010 10:01p.m.

stacy wrote:

let her go this story is sick, she shouldnt be in there in the first place the poor girl didnt even do anything.

12 May 2010 06:36a.m.

Nik Canada wrote:

agreed, she needs to be released!

15 Apr 2010 01:30a.m.

james USA wrote:

Hasn't this woman suffered enough. She's a political pawn, release her