Corby lashes out at photographer

Convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby has lashed out at a photographer taking pictures of her as her hopes for clemency were dealt another blow.

Corby took a swipe at the Indonesian photographer, who was among other members of the media inside Kerobokan prison in Bali.

The attack comes as Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono again voiced his opposition to giving clemency to foreign prisoners — not good news for Corby, as well as Australian death row prisoners Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran.

Chan last week lost his final appeal against a death sentence for his part in a 2005 plot to smuggle more than eight kilograms of heroin from Bali to Australia.

The Bali Nine ringleader must now rely on Dr Yudhoyono granting him clemency if he is to have his life spared.

But Dr Yudhoyono, commenting on Thursday in relation to the beheading of an Indonesian maid in Saudi Arabia, made it clear he remains opposed to showing mercy to prisoners on death row.

"I often receive requests, directly or indirectly, written or verbal, from many countries. Almost all requests for clemency ... from death sentence, I reject," the president said.

"When our brothers or sisters commit serious crimes and receive capital punishment, why should we give people from other nations clemency?"

The 54-year-old Indonesian maid, Sapubi, had been convicted of killing her Saudi employer and was executed on Saturday.

However, the comments from the Indonesian president will come as a blow to Chan, as well as fellow Bali Nine member Myuran Sukumaran, who also remains on death row and is awaiting the outcome of his final appeal.

Dr Yudhoyono has in the past singled out drug traffickers when voicing his opposition to giving clemency to prisoners on death row, having said in 2006 that those involved in the narcotics trade did not deserve any leniency.

"A lot of requests for clemency in drug-related crimes have been submitted to me, but I personally feel that I would prefer to ensure the safety of our younger generations rather than granting pardons to those who are destroying our nation's future," he said at the time.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd have both said the Australian government would support Chan's likely bid for clemency.

Schapelle Corby, who is serving a 20-year-sentence for smuggling cannabis, lodged her bid for clemency over a year ago.