MUSIC NEWS - Troubled Brit singer, Amy Winehouse has been ordered to appear in a Norwegian court over her appeal against a fine for past drug charges. Amy and her estranged husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, and another man were arrested by police outside a Bergen hotel back in October 2007. All were found to be in possession of seven grams of marijuana. The local prosecutor, Rudolf Christoffersen told the Associated Foreign Press news agency that the singer is expected in court when the trial opens on January 12th, 2009. Winehouse was originally released by police after she agreed to pay the required fine, but she singer later contested the penalty after it was revealed that under Norwegian law she had effectively admitted to the charges. Such a offense would make it difficult for her to secure the needed work visas to perform in countries in the future. Winehouse and her husband had been scheduled to appear in the Norwegian court at the start of 2008 but the case was postponed after Fielder-Civil’s imprisonment in the UK. "Her husband has already been summoned. We were just waiting for her to receive her summons," Christoffersen said. Mr Fielder-Civil is currently serving a 27-month prison sentence in the UK after he pled guilty to assault and perverting the course of justice.
Winehouse has been attempting to recuperate in St Lucia in the Caribbean during this holiday season and rumored to have plans to move there. Recent Amy Winehouse photos from the Caribbean made quite a stir !
UPDATE 1/5/09 - Winehouse has now put an end to the case by accepting the fine for illegally possessing the drug, according to her lawyer Ole Kvelstad. He said, "After a careful review of the whole matter, they decided to drop the appeal." Kvelstad refused to give details regarding the decision to withdraw the appeal. Case closed !!!
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