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| Australia drug convict Schapelle Corby granted parole | Australia drug convict Schapelle Corby granted parole |
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| Convicted Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby has been granted parole after serving nine years in prison, Indonesia has announced. | Convicted Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby has been granted parole after serving nine years in prison, Indonesia has announced. |
| Corby, 36, was convicted of drug smuggling in 2005 after 4.1kg (9lb) of marijuana was found in her bag at Denpasar airport in Bali in 2004. | |
| The former beauty student has always maintained her innocence. | The former beauty student has always maintained her innocence. |
| Her case has attracted intense interest in Australia, with prolonged public debate over her guilt or innocence. | Her case has attracted intense interest in Australia, with prolonged public debate over her guilt or innocence. |
| It also led to criticism of what was perceived by some as a tough 20-year prison sentence. | It also led to criticism of what was perceived by some as a tough 20-year prison sentence. |
| Corby was granted parole after receiving a series of cuts to her sentence for good behaviour and a five-year reduction granted by the Indonesian president after an appeal for clemency. | Corby was granted parole after receiving a series of cuts to her sentence for good behaviour and a five-year reduction granted by the Indonesian president after an appeal for clemency. |
| She must serve out her parole period in Bali. She is expected to live with her sister, Mercedes, on the Indonesian island. | She must serve out her parole period in Bali. She is expected to live with her sister, Mercedes, on the Indonesian island. |
| The announcement came in a press conference by Indonesian Justice and Human Rights Minister Amir Syamsuddin. | The announcement came in a press conference by Indonesian Justice and Human Rights Minister Amir Syamsuddin. |
| "After our review, we have approved 1,291 applications, there will be more. Corby is included in the 1,291 cases," he said. | "After our review, we have approved 1,291 applications, there will be more. Corby is included in the 1,291 cases," he said. |
| "The implementation [of the release] will be carried out by the local authorities." | |
| The minister refused to go into the specifics on when Corby would be released, the BBC's Alice Budisatrijo in Jakarta reports. | |
| A prison governor said Corby could be released as early as Monday afternoon, once the correct paperwork was received, Australian broadcaster ABC reported. | |
| Her case has generated intense media interest, with large numbers of Australian media gathered outside Kerobokan prison in Bali, where Corby has been held. | |
| According to reports, Australian media are competing to pay for Corby's story following her release. |