Saturday, August 14, 2010

Third of Aussies want Schapelle freed

ONE in three Australians wants convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby to be freed from jail, but only one in 10 believes she's innocent.

A Nielsen poll published by Fairfax newspapers today found 34 per cent of respondents believe Corby should not serve any more of her 20-year term, while 40 per cent believe she should serve a reduced sentence of between 10 and 15 years.

Just 18 per cent want her to serve her full term, the poll of 1400 people found.

The former Gold Coast beauty therapist was sentenced to 20 years' jail after she was caught at Bali's airport in October 2004 with 4.1kg of marijuana in her boogie board bag.

In a Neilsen poll conducted last weekend for Fairfax, only one in 10 respondents believed she was innocent, while 41 per cent thought she was guilty.

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