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Indonesia cuts Corby's sentence: official

DENPASAR, Indonesia (AFP) - - Indonesia on Sunday cut three months off the 20-year sentence imposed on Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby as part of independence day celebrations, an official said.

"Corby officially gets today on Indonesia's independence day a three-month cut off her sentence," Yon Suharyono, the head of the Kerobokan penitentiary where Corby is being held on Bali island, told reporters.
He said it was the second time authorities had cut the 31-year-old's sentence after it was reduced by three-months in 2006.
With today's remission, Corby is expected to be freed by 12 April 2024, he added.
The former beauty therapist was found guilty in 2005 of trafficking 4.1 kilograms (nine pounds) of marijuana to Indonesia. She claims international smugglers placed the drugs in her luggage.
Many Australians believe her claims of innocence and see the sentence as harsh.
Suharyono meanwhile said the only female member of the so-called "Bali Nine" ring of Australian heroin traffickers, Renae Lawrence, had also received a four month cut from her 20-year sentence.