The infamous Schapelle Corby is so close, just a reported six months out, from finally getting to return home Oz.
Corby was locked up in Bali for nine years after getting caught flying in to the island with 4.2 kilograms of cannabis in her boogie board bag in 2004.
Her controversial case had many of fellow countrymen in Oz thinking she had been set up. But Bali judges found her guilty. The Aussie was handed down a 20-year sentence—which was later reduced to 15 years—and she was let out on parole from Kerobokan Prison in February 2014.
Remarkable about the 39-year-old’s release is that she’s reportedly the first foreigner in Bali (and second in Indonesia) to get out on parole.
A key factor in Corby getting parole was her ability to obtain an Indonesian sponsor, who for her, was her sister Mercedes’ former husband, Wayan Widyartha.
Now the big news is that Corby will supposedly be eligible for deportation on May 27, 2017. Should she be deported, she would likely be banned from entering the country for some time.
Parole Board officials, along with Indonesian Immigration, have said that they are working on arranging meetings about the details of Corby’s release, according to News Corp Australia.
In the meantime, Corby has been spotted swimming and snorkeling in Kuta, with her brother Michael, and ‘on-and-off-again’ boyfriend, Ben Panangian.
