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ASSIE Sainsbury claims she was threatened by a mystery international drugs syndicate and forced to act as a cocaine mule — or her family would be hurt.
The explosive explanation for her arrest on April 13 at Bogota’s El Dorado Airport, with 5.8 kilograms of the drug in her luggage has been revealed in documents lodged by her Australian lawyers, in their failed attempt to stop Channel 7 broadcasting its interview with her fiance Scott Broadbridge.
In the statement of facts lodged with the Federal Court of Australia, it is alleged Sainsbury “has fallen victim to an international drug trafficking syndicate” which “threatened her life and the life of her family if she did not comply with their demands.”
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As a result, [Sainsbury] has applied to the Colombian authorities and the Australian Federal Police to be placed into a witness protection program.”
Cassie claims she was ‘forced’ to act as a drug mule. Picture: AFP
Her legal team were reportedly alarmed by early publicity surrounding her fiance’s paid appearance on Seven’s Sunday Night program, in which he had hinted he would reveal her involvement with the drug cartel and more background details which led to her arrest.
Recordings of Broadbridge’s phone conversations with Cassie were set to be broadcast as part of the program, but her lawyers objected to the tapings, complaining they were made without her knowledge or consent.
Seven’s lawyers rejected any claims “it has in any way acted unlawfully during the preparation of an upcoming report regarding Mr Scott Bainbridge’s visit to see his fiance.”
Seven's Sunday Night have released a new pic of Scott Broadbridge with his drug accused fiance, Cassie Sainsbury. Picture: Supplied/Seven
Justine Munsie, a partner for Addisons law firm acting for Seven, wrote to Sainsbury’s lawyers last week stating: “you may wish to inform the Colombian Prosecutor that Seven’s Sunday Night program is not broadcast or available in Colombia as this should allay any concerns they may have expressed.”
Cassie Sainsbury’s lawyers have lost an injunction against Channel Seven. Picture: Seven
Justice John Sackar dismissed the application from Sainsbury’s lawyers after the court was closed to the media to hear evidence.
“I dismiss the plaintiff’s application and there is no restraint on Channel Seven in relation to their Sunday program this evening,” he said in court.
Sainsbury’s lawyers had also sought to enforce an injunction against News Corp from publishing as well but this was dropped before the bid against Channel 7 was defeated.
60 Minutes reporter Liam Bartlett, who travelled to Bogota with Sainsbury’s mother Lisa Evans and sister Khala, has revealed prosecutors “want to interview him — sit down and ask him some questions” over her case.
Cassie Sainsbury's mother Lisa Evans and sister Khala in Bogota. Picture: Channel 9
“Over here, from what I can gather, the prosecutor’s office has to rely on Scott volunteering to sit down. Whether or not that happens is in the lap of the gods. It hasn’t happened yet. What he (Broadbridge) does or doesn’t know is a very big question mark.
“I know her (Sainsbury’s) legal team were very surprised to see him here. I asked Lisa and Khala whether or not they had suspicions about him and their answer was ‘we have suspicions about a few people’. They refused to say no.”
SEVEN’S SUNDAY NIGHT AND NINE’S 60 MINUTES WILL BOTH AIR AT 8.30PM, SUNDAY MAY 21.
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