



Leeza Ormsby sentenced to 10 months for drug possession in Bali

Leeza Ormsby was sentenced to 10 months in prison.

Leeza Ormsby was sentenced to 10 months in prison. Photo: Michael Bachelard



Leeza Ormsby in court to hear her sentence. She will be home in time for Christmas.

Leeza Ormsby in court to hear her sentence. She will be home in time for Christmas. Photo: Michael Bachelard



Mr Ary said his client was relieved because she had not been convicted over ''rumours and accusations'' that she was responsible for a much larger haul of drugs found in the house she was entering on the day she was arrested.

''She thought that she was going to get a longer sentence because of that, but you can see for yourself, today she is very relieved about what she’s getting ... She will serve the time and then go back to New Zealand,'' Mr Ary said.

The indictment against Ormsby said police had been tipped off at about 4pm on February 11 by ''members of the local community'' about ''foreigners having a drug party'' in villa Anggrek, in the Askara villas.




Ormsby’s ex-boyfriend, Sydney DJ Marco Mazzucco aka Marcotix, was also in Bali at the time and had given Ormsby the keys to the villa. He was questioned by Bali police after being called to the police station, but denied any involvement and was allowed to go. He also left Bali straight away.

Ormsby herself had half a joint – 0.3 grams of hashish – in her handbag. Her evidence was that a man called ''Robert'', whom she had met on the beach the day before, had given it to her, and she admitted smoking half the joint with him. She insisted she did not know him.

''She has no way to contact him. He was just someone she met on the beach,'' Mr Ary said during the case. ''If she knew more about this Robert, she would have given the information to the police.''

The possession charge, to which Ormsby pleaded guilty, carried a jail sentence of up to 15 years. But she successfully argued that she was an addict, meaning, in Indonesian law, that she was a ''drug victim''.


During the trial, Ormsby said she said she had learned ''a valuable lesson'' about herself and the world. She admitted to using other drugs, including heroin, at various times in the past.

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