Indon cops held fears for safety of Corby

INDONESIAN police feared Schapelle Corby could have been murdered by her drug syndicate during her dramatic deportation on Saturday.

And News Corp has learned Australian police moved promptly to escort her through her Australian landing with an incident involving Hollywood siren Angelina Jolie two years ago rewriting strategy on how police deal with special case arrivals at air hubs.

Defending Corby’s security – an operation involving more than 100 officers in Bali – Denpasar Police Chief, Hadi Purnomo, yesterday said it was imperative they protect her and ensure Indonesia was not blamed for any problems which could have arisen.

He said the Bali Police Chief had instructed that Corby not be injured in any way and the Australian Consulate had also sought security during a meeting the day before.

“Corby became a world spotlight. If there is any accident, our country will be blamed. Why was she not secured? Why was she not escorted? Or if she fell down, she got injured, or any other thing that could happen, we will be blamed. That’s why we should secure the process,” Mr Purnomo said.

Meanwhile, Corby’s mother Rosleigh Rose reckons she doesn’t know where she is.

With tongue seemingly planted in cheek, the Corby family matriarch returned to her Loganlea home, south of Brisbane, from a trip to Beenleigh Shopping Centre to tell waiting media the 39- year- old was actually in Cairns.

“Didn’t you know? She caught a flight yesterday to Cairns,” Ms Rose said.

Asked whether she’d be going to see her daughter, Ms Rose sought to muddy the waters further.

“I might have to get on a plane to Darwin, Cairns, Gladstone, wherever,” she said.