New delay for 'third trial' stewardess

Sunday, 21 April, 2002, 12:21 GMT 13:21 UK

BBC

A Welsh air stewardess who has been twice acquitted of drugs charges in the United Arab Emirates must wait another week to learn if she is to face a third trial.

Katherine Jenkins, 31, from Neath, was cleared last month of possessing cocaine at the end of a protracted case in Dubai which was criticised for its many delays.

But the Gulf state's legal system allows the lawyers who failed to prove their case the first time round to bid for a second chance.

Her lawyer went to court on 21 April to present her defence in the action and the Foreign Office has said a jugdement in the appeal is due next Sunday.

If the decision goes against her, it could mean a third trial for Ms Jenkins who was acquitted of the cocaine charges - which she consistently denied - under Islamic or Sharia law in 2000 but was held for a year-and-a-half for a second, civil, case.

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