(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Convicted Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby has returned to Brisbane after nine years in prison and three years on parole in Indonesia.
The former beauty therapist was arrested in 2004 at Bali airport with 4.2kg of marijuana hidden in surfing gear, and sentenced the next year.
Her case affected foreign relations between Australia and Indonesia and outraged many Australians, with some viewing her sentence as too harsh.
She proclaimed innocence throughout.
Hundreds of police officers were deployed to assist with Corby’s departure. Her sister Mercedes, who lives in Indonesia, shielded her from journalists’ cameras as they walked to a car.
