JAKARTA: Schapelle Corby returned home to Australia on Sunday after spending almost nine years in an Indonesian prison and three more on parole after a controversial drug conviction.
Her case riveted Australia and drew international headlines. Corby, now 39, was convicted in May 2005 of smuggling 9 pounds of marijuana into Indonesia, which has strict anti-drug laws. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison, but could have been sentenced to death.
Corby maintained her innocence, insisting the drugs were planted in her bag, possibly by airport workers involved in trafficking.
She was released from prison in February 2014 but had to stay in Indonesia on parole.
