Like I said earlier, no-one will be getting the straight dope (pun!) on this story until at least 2017
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Bali prison boss Farid Junaedi says it would be "stupid" for Schapelle Corby to talk to to journalists, a day after the parole board warned any interview may land her in jail.
The backlash in Indonesia against Schapelle Corby's luxury accommodation and rumoured $2 million interview fee she may earn is growing, prompting the head of the Bali parole board to pay an unscheduled visit on Wednesday to the villa compound where she's staying.
Ketut Artha drove into the gated Sentosa Seminyak villa complex on Wednesday morning, dressed in batik rather than his official uniform, and the waiting media did not recognise him. He was with Corby's parole officer, Putu Andiani, and two others, and they stayed inside for about an hour.
After coming out, Mr Ketut told Fairfax Media that Corby seemed stressed.
“She's still recuperating but she is not at a maximum level yet,” he said.
He said he had insisted that an Indonesian bureaucrat sit in the room when and if Corby grants her first post-prison interview, so that what she said could be relayed back to his superiors in Jakarta.
Mr Ketut is under pressure from the local media and politicians, who believe Corby should be living in the family compound of her brother-in-law, Wayan Widyartha, and should not be paid millions for a tell-all interview about her experiences.
Mr Ketut has already made it clear that she is entitled to live in the villa complex. However, he said on Tuesday there were certain things she could say in an interview that would be “fatal” to her continuing parole.
“We'd have to review what exactly has been said, and it will be ... not instantly. If she says something [bad] … we'll advise her, warn her, but if it's fatal, we'll definitely review [her parole].”
He would not elaborate on what issues she could speak about that would be a concern.
Kerobokan prison governor Farid Junaedi weighed in, warning on Wednesday that if Corby were returned to prison for breaching any parole conditions “it will be worse than before” because she would miss good behaviour remissions.
He also told the local Denpost newspaper it was “stupid” if she did an interview.
“On parole, she is still considered as a prisoner, though she's free and outside ... I've made it clear to the family that if she's willing to be interviewed, that would be stupid of her,” he said.
Mr Ketut reiterated to Fairfax Media that Corby did not need any official permission to do an interview, but said: “We do expect them to advise us” so they could report back to Jakarta.
“We want to make sure that our [parole] officer is there to guide Corby, and then we'll need to report to our [department's] director-general to let him know what happened.”
The comments will increase the pressure on the Corby family – and on the Seven Network program that has apparently secured first interview rights – to limit what she says about the Indonesian justice and prison systems.
Mr Ketut said that he had spoken to Corby's brother-in-law, Wayan Widyartha, who is her guarantor, and he had “assured me there is no interview scheduled yet".
The comments square with what TV host Mike Willesee told journalists on Tuesday, that, though he was inside the compound with the Corby family, he had no idea when, or even if, the interview would take place.
The head of the Bali justice office told reporters that the fact Mercedes Corby was now separated from Wayan made no difference to his ability to be Schapelle's guarantor. However, if the couple divorced, the guarantor would have to become a member of her family.
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http://www.smh.com.au/national/bali...rview-grows-20140212-32hnf.html#ixzz2t4tXPVc4
