'New evidence to clear Corby'

Schapelle Corby second from left

Drug charges
'New evidence to clear Corby'
March 16, 2005
Daily Telegraph

LAWYERS acting on behalf of accused drug smuggler Schapelle Corby claim they have new evidence to clear her of the charges.

The Gold Coast beauty therapy student is fighting allegations she smuggled 4.1kg of cannabis into Bali's Denpasar Airport in her boogieboard bag last October.
Ms Corby, 27, faces the death penalty if found guilty of the charges.
Gold Coast businessman Ron Bakir, the head of mobile phone empire Crazy Ron's, who has come to the aid of Ms Corby, said he had sent a sworn statement from an unnamed source that clears her of all charges.
The statement was sent to the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Foreign Minister Alexander Downer today, Mr Bakir said.

Mr Bakir and criminal lawyer Robin Tampoe flew to Bali last month to meet Ms Corby after complaining the Federal Government had not done enough to help the woman.
Speaking on behalf of Ms Corby's legal team, Mr Bakir said he had obtained a statement that cleared her of all charges.
"We have got a statement from a gentleman who has told us that Schapelle is not involved in this transaction whatsoever, and that Schapelle is a victim of Australian drug trafficking, and that Schapelle Corby doesn't know anything about this," Mr Bakir said.
"He has told us who the people responsible for this are, where they are, how they came into this, where the drugs were going to, how the drugs had got into her bag, they have named all these people."
Mr Bakir said over the past two or three months, the source and associates had been trying to make contact with the Australian Federal Police (AFP), to no avail, and had telephone recordings to prove their attempts.
"The federal police have done nothing about it for the last three months," he said.
Mr Bakir said he had not received any response from the AFP, despite sending the statement to them early today.
Mr Downer's office had, however, been in constant contact over the matter.
"The problem is I don't think the AFP think this is an important matter because they have done nothing about it," Mr Bakir said.
"This girl has got five days before she goes to trial, and (she) will be executed (if found guilty).
"This information is crucial to her case."
Mr Bakir declined to provide further details of the statement, including the number of people alleged to have been involved in the planting of the drugs, but he said they had all been named in the statement.
Mr Bakir said Ms Corby was unaware of the developments, although one of her family members had been informed.
The statement will be lodged in the Bali court on March 24, when Ms Corby's case is due to be heard again after an adjournment was requested from tomorrow's scheduled hearing.
Mr Bakir and Ms Corby's Indonesian lawyer - who arrived in Australia today ahead of the developments - will return to Bali on Tuesday.
AAP