(18 Nov 2024)
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Chiba, Japan - 18 November 2024
1. SOUNDBITE (English) Kristal Hilaire, daughter of Donna Nelson:
“Just trying to be strong because when Mum locks eyes with us I want her to feel our strength and she’ll feed off that.”
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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Kristal Hilaire, daughter of Donna Nelson:
"Yeah, 22 months, but I don't think any preparation would really help prepare us for today and the days to come. But we’ll just see how it goes and be strong for her, she’s going to be reading our faces."
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Kristal Hilaire, daughter of Donna Nelson:
"Just a good person that she is and she thought she was coming to Japan for her love story. She didn't have any other intention other than that and that’s what we need everyone to know and hear at court this week.”
4. Hilaire and Janelle Morgan walk into court building
STORYLINE:
An Australian woman accused of drug smuggling faced her first hearing at a district court in Japan on Monday.
Indigenous community leader Donna Nelson, who once ran as a federal candidate for the Greens, has been detained since she flew into Narita Airport near Tokyo in January 2023 after she was arrested for allegedly attempting to import drugs into Japan.
Speaking outside court ahead of the trial, Nelson's daughter Kristal Hilaire said her mum was in Japan for her love story, and added: "She didn't have any other intention other than that."
The verdict is due on December 4, 2024.
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