Corby wants top cop out

GOLD COAST - Schapelle Corby's defence team has called for the resignation of Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty.

Corby's Australian lawyer Robin Tampoe and financial backer Ron Bakir said yesterday Keelty should step down after he described intelligence supporting Corby's defence of being an unwitting drug mule as flimsy.

Corby, 27, is accused of smuggling 4.1kg of marijuana into Bali on October 8 last year and faces life in prison if found guilty.

"It's our very firm belief that an enormous amount of damage was done by inappropriate comments [made], not just the last few days but over the last few months by Mr Keelty," Tampoe said.

The pair also appealed to the federal government to seek a pardon from their Indonesian counterparts if Corby is found guilty on May 27.

"If she is convicted," Bakir said, "we are asking that the Australian Government step in, take ownership and ask for her to be pardoned because what's happening to her is a total injustice."

- AAP