Pubdate: Mon, 31 Oct 2005
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Australia Web)
Copyright: 2005 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Website: http://www.abc.net.au/

CORBY LODGES NEW FREEDOM BID

Lawyers for convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby have lodged an
appeal with Indonesia's Supreme Court, in a second attempt to win her
freedom.

The 28-year-old was found guilty in May after 4.1 kilograms of
marijuana was found inside her boogie bag when she arrived in Bali on
a holiday.

The Bali High Court cut her 20-year sentence to 15 years earlier this
month

Her lawyers today gave the court seven reasons to hear the
appeal.

One of them, Erwin Siregar, says he wants to call Sir John Wheeler,
the British security expert who examined security at Australia's airports.

Mr Siregar says Sir John's evidence could support Corby's claims
someone at Brisbane airport planted the drugs in her boogie bag.

"I would like John Wheeler [to] explain about the condition of the
airport," he said.

"There is the possibility, he said, there is possibility or somebody
else put the drugs inside her bags, so we want that."
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