The trial of a British man charged with drug offences in Indonesia is to begin later after he arrived at the court.
Paul Beales and three others were held in May by Bali police for allegedly importing 4.8kg cocaine worth £1.6m.
Mr Beales, who appeared healthy, faces a charge of selling or facilitating the sale of more than 5g of drugs - which is punishable by death.
His lawyer told the BBC his client was a in good spirits but did not indicate which way he will plea.
The official charges faced by the Briton will be read out in court later.
The BBC's Karishma Vaswani, in Indonesia, said it is customary for a trial of this sort to take months before any verdict is expected.
Three others - Julian Ponder, Rachel Dougall and Lindsay Sandiford - are expected to go on trial within weeks.
Mrs Sandiford, 55, originally from Teesside, was allegedly caught with the cocaine stuffed inside the lining of a suitcase.
Mrs Sandiford and Mr Ponder face the same charge as Mr Beales, while Ms Dougall has been accused of failing to report the crime of possessing drugs and of drug possession.
Ms Dougall and Mr Ponder are believed to be a couple from Brighton with a young daughter.
17 Sep, 2012
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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19620546#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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