Schapelle

Yesterday Schapelle Corby was given a reduction of 5 years on her 20 year sentence for smuggling 4.1kg of marijuana in Bali, Indonesia. She will probably be released on parole soon. There is no doubt in my mind that the Australian government did do a swap deal with Indonesia, Corby for young Indonesian boat crews jailed in Aus for their part in people smuggling. Nothing wrong with that. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bob Carr, denies making a deal.

Schappelle has been in Kerebokan Prison in Bali for 8 years. In 2004 she was nabbed trying to smuggle 4.1kg into Bali where she was heading to stay with her sister Mercedes and Balinese husband who own a, wait for it,....surf shop.

Having knowledge of Indonesian Customs and Immigration it would have been most risky trying to get through customs with such a large haul of MJ without having someone on the inside. At the time of the trial, rumour had it, that the customs officers were changed on that day.

We have driven past Kerobokan Prison and the colonial Fremantle Prison, now a museum, looks like a Hilton Hotel compared to Kerobokan. Only residents wanting to stay there would be the cockroaches.  I hope she gets out soon.