Politicians from president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s parliamentary coalition immediately started to pressure the government to act against her, saying the Corby family had tried to “sneak around the law”.
There is no indication of when Mr Amir might make his decision but it is likely to be within days.
Until now, the minister has been one of Corby’s strongest supporters, saying her case was a legal issue, not a political one, and that she deserved parole because of good behaviour. But he is clearly infuriated by the turn of events and the criticism he is now receiving from the Indonesian parliament in an election year over alleged “special treatment” of the Australian drug smuggler.