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Corby's half brother to face drug charges

Schapelle Corby's younger half brother James Kisina will face cocaine charges in court ahead of her possible release from a Balinese prison.

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Schapelle Corby's half brother is to face court on cocaine possession charges.

James Kisina, 26, was charged with possession of a dangerous drug and obstructing police after being arrested by police at Waterford, near the southern Brisbane suburb of Logan, on October 26.

He was remanded in custody and is expected to face the charges in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court this week.

Kisina was with Corby when she was caught attempting to smuggle more than 4kg of marijuana into Bali in a bodyboard bag on October 8, 2004.

She was sentenced to 20 years behind bars in 2005, but Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono last year granted her clemency on humanitarian grounds and slashed her sentence by five years.

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Last month, Corby edged closer to parole after winning crucial approval from the Justice Ministry office in Bali.

The convicted drug smuggler would have to serve her parole in Bali, where she would live with her sister Mercedes and brother-in-law, Wayan Widyartha, in Kuta.


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