Corby Granted Remission At RI's Independence Day

Jakarta (Antara Bali) - Schapelle Corby, an Australian held in Indonesia for her involvement in drug trafficking, is to be granted a remission over her jail sentence in the run up to the Indonesian independence day (Aug 17),  an expert said.

Hikmahanto Juwana, an expert on International Law of the University of Indonesia, who quoted the law and human rights minister's statement, here, Tuesday, said that Corby had the right to get a remission as a convict. But it was certainly different from clemency, as remission could be granted twice in a year.  
 
"Government will take no notice to the complaint of those who are addicted to the drugs and in fact it gives more effort on fighting the drugs seriously in the country," he said.

Furthermore,  Hikmahanto said the government would also not  pay attentions any more to the ratified international agreement relating to illegal drugs trading. The international agreement clearly mentioned that drug trading was a serious crime, he further cited.

"Government put more priority on several legal procedures in order to reduce her sentence despite certain regulations which can take Corby to proper detention term," he stressed.(IGT)