Govt supports Corby sentence cut
29 Jul, 2010 05:03 PM
The Australian Government will support any plea of clemency made by Schapelle Corby, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith says.
Indonesian authorities are reportedly considering cutting Corby's jail sentence by a significant amount.
Corby, 33, is serving a 20-year jail term after she was arrested at Bali's airport in October 2004 with 4.1kg of marijuana in her boogie board bag.
Earlier this year she applied for presidential clemency, saying she was suffering from depression that could endanger her life.
Mr Smith said while the pursuit of clemency is a matter for Corby and her lawyers he had indicated to the Indonesian government Australia would support a plea.
"I made it clear to Indonesian authorities that if and when she formally made an application of clemency to the president that we would support it," he told reporters in Perth on Thursday.
Mr Smith said ultimately it was a matter for Indonesian processes and "we will await any decision made by the authorities".
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