Bela Coolie told the court that she was tortured in smuggling drugs

A British teenager held in Jail in Georgia was “tortured” in smuggling drugs, stating a pre-test hearing as he was denied bail.

Bella Kali, 19, from Billingham, Taceside, Tabilisi appeared in the City Court and was not guilty of allegations of occupation and smuggling of large amounts of illegal drugs.

Representing Miss Coolie, Mr. Malkhaz Salakia said she was threatened with a hot iron to travel with drugs filled with drugs.

Miss Coolie was standing in front of the judge in the court and showed her right wrist, which had a mark.

Speaking in court, the 19 -year -old said: “I didn’t want to do so. I was forced to do so through torture.

“I just wanted to travel. I am a good person. I am a student at the university. I am a clean man. I don’t do drugs.”

Miss Coolie initially went missing in Thailand before he was arrested at Tabilisi International Airport on 10 May.

Mr. Salakia, who does not speak English and adolescents in the law, said that the teenager was not aware of what was in his suitcase.

Addressing the court, Mr. Salakia said that the teenager tried to inform the customs authorities in Thailand “but no one paid attention”.

“He was instructed to fly to Georgia – he did not even know where Georgia was geographically located.”

He also told the court that Miss Coolie was 18 weeks pregnant.

He said that his family was ready to pay 50,000 Georgian Lari for bail money to get out of jail.

Miss Coolie was detained for 52 days before the testing, while the prosecution investigated that Hashish’s 12 kg (26LBS) and 2 kg (4.4LBS) of Hashish’s Marijuana found in a journey was found from where he came from, and was she planning to hand over it to someone else.

Judge Lela Kalichenko took him into custody till the hearing of the court scheduled for 10 July.

Miss Coolie’s father, aunt and grandfather were all in attendance in the small court room in Tabilisi.

The Georgian police said that the officials had seized Marijuana and intoxicating drug Hash in a travel bag at Tabilisi International Airport.

The BBC understands that Miss Coolie reached Tabilisi on a flight from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on 10 May.

The BBC has been told that the British Embassy has advised the teenager’s family not to talk to the press.

A spokesman for the Georgian police said that the arrest was the result of a joint operation between several departments and if she was found guilty, Miss Coolie may have to face a jail or life imprisonment of up to 20 years.