Canto-pop singer Jill Vidal has been charged over suspected heroin found in her luggage or hotel room and will face a Tokyo court on April 24.
Vidal's record label Amusic confirmed that the troubled star would appear in court and the singer's manager Joe Chan and father Joey would travel to Japan for the trial.
But it was not known if her twin sister, Janice, who is also a popular singer, would attend the trial.
A court official in Japan said Vidal would appear in Tokyo District Court in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, at 2.30pm on April 24.
Shahmim Khattak, a Hong Kong barrister who is familiar with Japanese law, said Vidal - who is better known in Hong Kong by her stage name, Wei Si - faced charges under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Control Law and might be forced to receive treatment for drug addiction in a hospital detention centre. 'This law targets offences involving hard drugs like heroin, not cannabis,' he said.
Earlier this week it was reported that several packages suspected of containing heroin were found in her luggage or in her Tokyo hotel room.
A Hong Kong government source revealed that the Japanese authorities had reported that Vidal would be prosecuted for possession of a dangerous drug. It was reported that the amount of the alleged drug was between 2 and 3 grams.
