The shock development comes just two days before the trial of Donna Nelson, who has already spent 18 months in a Japanese prison on drug smuggling charges that she denies, was scheduled to begin.
The shock development comes just two days before the trial of Donna Nelson – who has already spent 18 months in aPerth grandmother Donna Nelson will remain in a Tokyo prison indefinitely after her trial was unexpectedly postponed. "At this time, as a family we are still trying to come to terms with the news of the trial delay.
Nelson is not allowed to speak with family, friends or other prisoners, can shower only once every three days and is passing time by reading the Bible.team has raised issue with the prosecution's last-minute strategy change and flagged concerns over the competency of the court-provided translator, whose job is to translate Ms Nelson's cross-examination.
In February, Rie Nishida, a criminal defence lawyer and founder of Shinjuku International Law Firm told WAToday that previous trial delays resulted from prosecutors failing to prepare evidence.
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