Schapelle Corby to be released?

[*crikey*mate*]

Indonesia's justice minister will sign Schapelle Corby's parole application in the next three days.

Do you think they'll sign?

[freakiness]

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@crosbystills wrote:

If you were an Aussie dealer in Bali it would seem to be safer to buy in bulk from a trusted local (if you can find one), rather than take the huge risk of importing your supply. One theory is that the Corby pot was never intended to leave Australia but was being moved between domestic airports.

Back in the seventies, South East Asia had a reputation for producing superior pot (e.g. Thai sticks), which sold for a premium. These days, some would argue that the Australian product has overtaken it in the quality stakes.

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Yep, looks like those pesky Sydney baggage handlers made a real mess of things that day.

[azureline**]

I wonder if this was a comedy skit??

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/schapelle-corby-will-celebrate-freedom-with-a-joint-says...

who would hire her, seriously?

[boris1gary]

well it was pretty funny.

[gort_au2014]

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@lind9650 wrote:

Schapelle will be a very rich lady now, having the movie made about her.

They could not make the movie without her permission and payments for the rights.

Money talks, and talks a lot in Indonesia. She may not be able to leave their country, but she will live a life of luxury, such as she never knew before.

Guilty or innocent. The time she spent in prison will be well paid for.

Erica

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Very rich lady? Soooooo wrong. Is Lindy Chamberlain very rich? Sure she cashed in after the acquittal, getting paid $50,000 a magazine article, but that kind of notoriety only lasts a few years and then she's in a position of being a celebrity without a career. Hardly luxurious.

For the last five years very little has been mentioned in the media about Schapelle. If the latest footage of her is to be believed, she's also gained a heck of alot of weight, that rules out the men's magazines... She's also on the wrong side of 35 and has started resembling her mum, so where can she go from here? 

[lakeedge]

Just as well they didn’t order a cocktail, they would have  been blinded too. Ain’ t Bali a great place.

[*crikey*mate*]

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@crosbystills wrote:

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@polksaladallie wrote:

The radio told me this morning that the word is the highest bid so far is 3 million.

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For years people have been banging on about the sentence being severe (far harsher than for some involved in the Bali bombings) but "their country, their rules". Now that there may be money to be made we want to subject her to our proceeds of crime laws and snatch it away. Double standard.

Personally I think that, if innocent, then $3 million doesn't even to begin to make up for what she's been through. Of course, we'll probably never know.

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its late and my memory is foggy, so will have to be more specific later, but that will have connections to from where the money originated, it cannot be confiscated under our laws if it was not derived from here. that's why our law would now apply, that particular crime "happened here".

well that was what happened with the mercedes magazione interview, but I need to review my notes for definitives.

[*crikey*mate*]

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@gort_au2014 wrote:

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@lind9650 wrote:

Schapelle will be a very rich lady now, having the movie made about her.

They could not make the movie without her permission and payments for the rights.

Money talks, and talks a lot in Indonesia. She may not be able to leave their country, but she will live a life of luxury, such as she never knew before.

Guilty or innocent. The time she spent in prison will be well paid for.

Erica

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Very rich lady? Soooooo wrong. Is Lindy Chamberlain very rich? Sure she cashed in after the acquittal, getting paid $50,000 a magazine article, but that kind of notoriety only lasts a few years and then she's in a position of being a celebrity without a career. Hardly luxurious.

For the last five years very little has been mentioned in the media about Schapelle. If the latest footage of her is to be believed, she's also gained a heck of alot of weight, that rules out the men's magazines... She's also on the wrong side of 35 and has started resembling her mum, so where can she go from here? 

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from memory, mercedes got $300,000 for her magazine interview....

if she is allowed to earn money from her crime, then there is her biography, another film, product endorsements (can't think of anything other than boogie bioards or drug paraphanalia, but I am sure there would be something....)

if marketed correctly, and she has oput on wieght, poster girl for Jenny craig or similar (didn't Fergie do that?) play the angle, innocent girl went to waste in a derelict prison, weight ballooned, but look at her now! If she can do it - so can you!

or maybe even anti drug campaigns?

something on you tube? similar?

many more opportunities than what Lindy C had

milk it for 5 years, she could realistically make a couple million.

(yeah, yeah, it's late)

[cherry*135]

Schapelle got about $240 000 for her book 'My Story' from memory. It was banked in her brother in laws account in Bali.
The Aust govt sought Indonesian assistance so they could take the proceeds. I think Aust Govt got about $100 000 back.

However, I read yesterday that because Indonesia isn't that keen on cooperating with our PM /Aust anymore ..they wouldn't bother helping them recover the money if she profits again from her crime. She would have to leave any money in Indonesia though.

[polksaladallie]

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@joz*garage wrote:

i dont get it, does pot fetch a good price in bali?

thought it was cheap over there

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Australian grown is much purer an better quality, much sought after, and easy to sell there.  A relative has a surf shop,

Why would someone go to the trouble to take a piece of foam across countries to visit someone who has dozens of the same pieces of foam there for the borrowing?  And many times.

There are hundreds of Australians in overseas prisons.  Why are we fixated on this one? 

[polksaladallie]

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@crikey*mate wrote:

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or maybe even anti drug campaigns?

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That's funny.  I doubt that the law enforcement authorities would allow that, given their knowledge.