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Michelle to tell her full stor

THE uncut version of model Michelle Leslie's ordeal in Bali would be revealed to Australians by the end of January, her lawyer said yesterday.

Lawyer Ross Hill dismissed an Indonesian judicial inquiry into the leniency of Ms Leslie's three-month jail sentence as "misguided, baseless and unnecessary".
He also denied the inquiry would delay the trials of four of the Bali Nine accused.

The three judges who sentenced Ms Leslie for possessing two ecstasy tablets - and who are also presiding over the Bali Nine trials - have been called to face a Judicial Commission board next Friday in relation to her case.

Mr Hill yesterday said it was police corruption and not his client's sentence that should be examined.

"The nature of this inquiry is totally misguided. The facts are that Michelle Leslie had no ecstasy in her possession, no ecstasy in her blood or her urine," he said.

"[She] was set up as a scape-goat for powerful people and corrupt police and that's exactly what any inquiry should be focusing on.
"[She] got the maximum sentence for the charge ... so in no way was the sentence lenient."

Mr Hill rejected suggestions the inquiry would affect the trials of the Bali Nine accused.

"It could not in any way affect the Bali Nine case," he said. "The judges dealt fairly with evidence that was presented to them by the police and ... that is what I'd expect the inquiry to find."

Although he said Ms Leslie was coping with the news of the inquiry, she was concerned that it could have an effect on the Bali Nine, including Renae Lawrence, whom she befriended in Kerobokan prison.

"She is [distressed] because all those comments made by our senior leaders were totally misguided. They knew nothing of the facts of the case. There wasn't even the courtesy of a call to ask about the facts," Mr Hill said.

He said that he would be glad to travel back to Bali to give assistance to the inquiry, however, authorities were yet to contact him.

"I don't think, again, we're going to get to the truth of the matter [through the inquiry], and it looks like it's left to us to deliver that truth and hopefully we'll be able to do that very soon, unhindered by the powers that be in this country," he said.

"All this, including talk about bribery and other issues will be addressed when we tell the story, and that won't be too far away in the near future."

Ms Leslie was still keen to tell the unabridged version of her ordeal in Bali, he said, and that would happen "probably fairly soon in the new year; probably at the end of January".

"She still needs to rest, she's still suffering, she's a bit apprehensive to go out in public because of the attention that's been drawn to her ... it has really shaken her up," he said.

"She's got a little bit of work and some offers from overseas in the US and Singapore but she's still resting and trying to recuperate from the whole ordeal."

 

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