An Australian mother of six who faced the death penalty in Malaysia for drug offences is not allowed to leave the country even though the charges against her have been dropped.
Emma L'Aiguille was arrested with Nigerian man Anthony Esikalam Ndidi after police searched their car in downtown Kuala Lumpur on July 17 and allegedly found 1.005kg of methamphetamine.
Malaysia's Dangerous Drugs Act carries a mandatory death penalty for possession of 50g or more of methamphetamine.
Ms L'Aiguille has been cleared of any wrongdoing, however, she must wait for for the charges against her co-accused, Mr Ndidi, to be dealt with - that could take months.
At a court hearing, Malaysian-based Australian lawyer Tania Scivetti, representing Ms L'Aiguille, argued the car did not belong to Ms L'Aiguille and she did not know there were any drugs in it, despite being in the driver's seat when arrested.
Ms Scivetti said the defence team's arguments were accepted at a hearing in a Kuala Lumpur court early on Friday and prosecutors decided to drop the case against her because none of Ms L'Aiguille's DNA was found on the drugs.
Ms Scivetti said it had been a very hard four months in custody for Ms L'Aiguille, who was originally from Melbourne but most recently worked as an aged care nurse in Perth.
She had consistently maintained her innocence.
'She was in the wrong place at the wrong time,' Ms Scivetti said.
Ms L'Aiguille's Nigerian boyfriend jumped out of the car shortly before the arrests and remains on the run.
Ms Scivetti said the defence team would keep a close eye on Ndidi's proceedings to ensure Ms L'Aiguille was not implicated.
