Apologies if this has already been posted, I did have a quick look and could not see another thread about it.
I was browsing news.com.au this morning as I do to catch up with current events and I saw this article with regards to the interview on the Sunday Night program with Mercedes Corby.
At the time I thought it was a sneaky way of circumventing the 'no interview' rule imposed by Schappelle's parole team/Balinese Justice system.
Seems like she could now be in trouble because of her sisters big mouth and eagerness to flaunt Schappelle's first days of freedom to television cameras.
Part of the article:
THE Corby family’s underwhelming Sunday Night interview could see the newly released Schapelle Corby sent back to jail.
An angry Indonesian Justice Minister Amir Syamsuddin said late last night there was a chance Corby’s parole will be reviewed as a result of the Seven Network’s program on Schapelle.
“I am still waiting for complete reports from the Bali Correction Board. But for now, I can say that there is a possibility that I will review the Corby’s parole,” Mr Syamsuddin said at his Jakarta office.
The minister was so annoyed about the turn of events since Corby’s release from jail that he didn’t even wait for questions from the reporters gathered at his office last night.
He immediately made a statement that Corby could see herself back in jail.
Mr Syamsuddin said he would wait for a complete report from the Bali parole board about the program and its content before making a decision.
I wonder if the parole board will count the "endorsement deals"
I found this link that says Mercedes was paid money for her arranging that interview on Ch 7.
"Seven’s commercial director, Bruce McWilliam, last week brazenly admitted Seven indeed wanted to pay “in that ballpark” of $500,000 for convicted drug smuggler Corby to tell about her life and crimes. “Sure, there’s an expectation money might have to be paid,” he said.
Indeed, Seven has already paid Corby’s sister Mercedes $25,000 to arrange the interview — and who can tell how much of that goes to Schapelle, now on parole in Bali?"
