BBC News, North East and Kumbriya
RustaviThe test of a British teenager who is being jailed in Georgia on charges of drug smuggling has been postponed immediately after the commencement.
Bella Kali, 19, Billingham, 19 of Teside, Tibilsi City Court was presented for a brief hearing for a large hearing, which denied allegations of possession and smuggling of a large amount of marijuana and drugs.
The trial started and the court heard that there were issues related to evidence that were to be resolved.
Miss Coolie may face up to 20 years in jail or life imprisonment if convicted. His next hearing is scheduled for 24 July.
The 19 -year -old, who had re -read allegations, remained silent the whole time.
Miss Coolie’s father, who was in court, asked her daughter to “stay strong”.
Mr. Malkhaz Salakia, who represented Miss Coolie, said that there was a possibility that if both sides get an agreement, the case could be closed on July 24.
‘Forced through torture’
Miss Coolie initially went missing in Thailand before he was arrested at TBILISI International Airport on 10 May.
He was detained for 61 days before the hearing, while the prosecution investigated where a visit came from Hashish’s Marijuana and 2 kg (4.4LBS) found in a bag, where he came from, and was she planning to hand over it to someone else.
He had earlier claimed that he was “forced to do so through torture”.
“I just wanted to travel,” he said. “I am a good person. I am a student in the university. I am a clean man. I don’t drugs.”
Rehan Dematry/BBCThe Georgian police said that the officials had seized Marijuana and intoxicating drug Hash in a travel bag at Tabilisi International Airport.
It is believed 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.
