Schapelle Corby

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Protest for the release of Schapelle Corby in Sydney
Kerkoban Prison in Bali

Schapelle Leigh Corby (born July 10, 1977 in Tugun , Queensland ) is an Australian who was arrested for drug smuggling . She came on 4 October 2004 in Indonesia in Ngurah Rai and was accused to 4.2 kilograms of cannabis wanted to introduce illegally on their luggage. In Indonesia, drug smuggling is punishable by the death penalty. In court, Schapelle Corby was sentenced to 20 years in prison, which she served from May 27, 2005 to February 10, 2014, over a period of nine years. She was released early from custody, but was not allowed to leave Bali and was only able to return to Australia on May 27, 2017.

The dismissal arrangement was achieved on the basis of a diplomatic agreement between the governments of Indonesia and Australia. Her life in prison was accompanied and well known by extensive media coverage in Australia and New Zealand. In addition, two books attracted worldwide attention, not only in English but also in four other languages. More than 100,000 copies were sold. Films were also made about her life in Bali.

Early life

Schapelle Corby was the daughter of Michael Corby, who died on January 18, 2008, and Rosleigh Rose. Her parents separated when she was a baby. Her mother married two more times. After finishing school, Schapelle Corby worked in various jobs, such as in her parents' fish and chip shop and in supermarkets, etc. She met a Japanese man in the mid-1990s, whom she married in Japan in June 1998 and lived there until 2000. She then returned to Australia. The divorce took place in 2003.

Detention

Schapelle Corby knew Bali from several stays and from intermediate stops on flights between Australia and Japan. Her sister Mercedes lives in Bali and is married to a Balinese. When she flew to Bali for her sister's birthday, she was arrested on October 4, 2004 at Ngurah Rai International Airport for having 4.2 kg of cannabis in her suitcase. To this day she claims that she was given the drug at the airport in Bali. Her arrest and imprisonment kept the Australian and New Zealand media busy for years.

She spent 9 years in Kerobokan Prison on the Indonesian island of Bali . During her detention, she was hospitalized several times for depression. She had to share her cell block with another 95 women detained. She was allowed to work in prison.

In November 2006, Schapelle Corby was with Katyn Bonella an autobiography entitled My Story ( My story ) out, this book made them and their lives to the public of Australia also known. Another book called No More Tomorrows ( No morning more ) appeared in Spanish, Portuguese, Polish and Dutch. Her books reached a circulation of more than 100,000. In 2008, a documentary called Ganja Queen was shot in Australia about her arrest, trial and prison term. Ganja Queen (Ganja Queen) is her nickname in Indonesia. An expanded version was shown on Australian television under the title Schapelle Corby: The Hidden Truth . This film was also shown in the USA.

release

Schapelle Corby also had opportunities to serve his term in Australia. She is said to have turned down these opportunities. Her 2010 early release petition was not granted. In May 2012, Indonesian President Yudhoyono cut her term by five years after Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr released three Indonesian youths arrested for people smuggling. The condition that Chapelle Corby was released was that she was not allowed to leave Bali before May 27, 2017. She returned to Australia on May 27, 2017 and landed in Brisbane ( Queensland ) at the age of 39 after a 13-year stay in Bali .

Trivia

The 1989 Australian miniseries Bangkok Hilton had previously filmed and anticipated the issue of guilt and innocence in connection with drug smuggling arrests in Indonesia. By the way, it was with this film that Nicole Kidman became known.

bibliography

  • Schapelle Corby, Kathryn Bonella: My Story , MacMillan Publishing, Sydney 2006, ISBN 1405037911
  • Schapelle Corby, Kathryn Bonella: No More Tomorrows: The Compelling True Story of an Innocent Woman Sentenced to Twenty Years in a Hellhole Bali Prison , Mainstream Publishing, 2008, ISBN 1845963865

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Schapelle Corby breaks her silence in first media interview since returning to Australia , March 5, 2018, on news.com. Retrieved May 28, 2019
  2. ↑ Little cheer for Bali drug suspect, December 27, 2004, on the Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved May 27, 2019
  3. ^ Corby Schapelle, Kathryn Bonella: My Story . Sydney 2006, Australia: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 1-4050-3791-1
  4. ↑ Kim Stevens: 'Ganja Queen': World media tries to explain why a convicted drug dealer is being treated like a rock star , from May 28, 2017, on news.com.au. Retrieved May 29, 2019
  5. ↑ Airdate: Schapelle Corby The Hidden True , on tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved May 29, 2019
  6. ↑ Schapelle Corby film Ganja Queen to screen in US , April 17, 2008. on Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved May 29, 2019
  7. ↑ Schapelle Corby is coming home: Here's how it all went down , May 25, 2017, on Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved May 28, 2019
  8. ↑ Jewl Topsfield: Schapelle Corby a free woman , May 28, 2017, on the Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved May 28, 2018
personal data
SURNAME Corby, Schapelle
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Corby, Schapelle Leigh (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian prisoners in Bali
DATE OF BIRTH July 10, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Tugun , Queensland