Timeline: The Schapelle Corby case

Convicted drug trafficker Schapelle Corby's case has captivated the country for almost a decade. She is close to finding out if she will be released. SBS looks back at the series of events leading up to this point, starting on the day she was arrested in 2004.

Schapelle Corby will soon find out if she will be released from a Bali jail (AAP).

2004

October 8

Schapelle Corby, 27, flies to Bali, Indonesia from Brisbane for a surfing holiday. She is joined by her half brother James and two other friends.

Corby is arrested at the Denpasar airport in Bali after customs officials find 4.1 kilograms of marijuana in her bodyboard bag.

2005

January 28

Corby goes on trial. Prosecutors say she admitted the marijuana was hers on the night of her arrest.

Corby in her detention house in a Bali prison (AFP/Getty).

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March 24

Corby’s trial continues. In her testimony, she says she does not know how the marijuana ended up in her bag.

April 28

In her final address to the courtroom, Corby asserts her innocence to the judges.

May 27

Corby is found guilty of importing a narcotic and is sentenced to 20 years in jail and fined $13,875.

Schapelle Corby reacts after being found guilty of drug smuggling charges (AAP).

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October 13

Bali court reduces Corby’s sentence by five years.

2006

January 19

The Supreme Court reinstates Corby’s 20-year sentence.

March 17

Evidence is burned including the seized marijuana and Corby’s bag, officially closing the case.

June 29

Australia and Indonesia attempt to sign a prisoner swap deal allowing Australians convicted of drug crimes in Indonesia to serve their sentence in Australia. Though the deal was never finalised, Corby was reported to have said she does not want to serve her sentence in Australia.

August 11

Corby’s legal team lodges a judicial review as an attempt to overturn her conviction.

2008

January 18

Corby’s father dies after a long battle with cancer.

March 28

Judges reject Corby’s final appeal.

July 8

Corby is hospitalised for months to treat depression but returns to jail after treatment.

2010

April 13

Corby’s lawyers apply for clemency to Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on the grounds that she was suffering from depression and her life was in danger. Corby and her legal team request for her sentence to be cut or for her conviction to be overturned.

2012

May 22

Corby is granted clemency, reducing her sentence by five years.

Mercedes Corby arrives at Kerobokan Prison after her sister’s appeal for clemency was granted by the Indonesian president (AAP).

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May 25

Corby is eligible for parole. Her sentence is reduced further.

2013

October 2

The Justice Ministry approves Corby’s parole application.

2014

February 5

Indonesia’s Justice Minister Amir Syamsuddin says he will consider Corby’s bid for parole within the next three days. He added that she will not get special treatment. Corby will be allowed to serve the remainder of her sentence at her sister Mercedes and her husband’s Kuta home.