A Perth grandmother will remain in a Tokyo prison indefinitely after her trial was unexpectedly postponed. It’s understood proceedings could be delayed by six months or more.
Instead of taking the stand to plead her innocence, the 58-year-old will remain in her Chiba Prison cell where she claims she is kept in isolation for 23 hours a day. According to Nelson’s lawyers, one side of the case was fitted with a false outer lining to create a hidden cavity in which around two kilograms of methamphetamine was found.Her lawyers will argue that the drugs were planted and Nelson was the victim of a Nigerian love scam.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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