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| A Nottinghamshire couple accused of handling fake currency in Turkey may be forced to stay in the country until September, their lawyer said. | A Nottinghamshire couple accused of handling fake currency in Turkey may be forced to stay in the country until September, their lawyer said. |
| Steven and Mandy Bonnington, from Hucknall, were arrested in May at the Altinkum resort in the town of Didim. | |
| The couple are currently separated from their two children, aged 11 and 15, who are staying with relatives in England. | The couple are currently separated from their two children, aged 11 and 15, who are staying with relatives in England. |
| Lawyer Ali Aktimur said bail conditions meant they must remain in Didim until their first court appearance. | Lawyer Ali Aktimur said bail conditions meant they must remain in Didim until their first court appearance. |
| I know the stress they are feeling because their jobs are under threat and there are family issues in England Ali Aktimur, lawyer | I know the stress they are feeling because their jobs are under threat and there are family issues in England Ali Aktimur, lawyer |
| The couple were held after allegedly trying to cash £100 in fake £20 notes at a bureau de change in the Aegean restort. | The couple were held after allegedly trying to cash £100 in fake £20 notes at a bureau de change in the Aegean restort. |
| Mr Aktimur said the Bonningtons were currently staying at their own holiday home in Didim and were allowed to visit shops, bars and restaurants. | Mr Aktimur said the Bonningtons were currently staying at their own holiday home in Didim and were allowed to visit shops, bars and restaurants. |
| But he said they risked losing their jobs in England as a result and had major financial problems. | But he said they risked losing their jobs in England as a result and had major financial problems. |
| "I know the stress they are feeling because their jobs are under threat and there are family issues in England," he said. | "I know the stress they are feeling because their jobs are under threat and there are family issues in England," he said. |
| "They want to go back to England and care for their children." | "They want to go back to England and care for their children." |
| Petition considered | Petition considered |
| Mr Aktimur said the children were free to visit their parents, but had to wait until the school holidays began. | Mr Aktimur said the children were free to visit their parents, but had to wait until the school holidays began. |
| He is considering lodging a petition with the Turkish prosecutor investigating the case asking for the Bonningtons to be allowed to return to the UK before their first court hearing. | He is considering lodging a petition with the Turkish prosecutor investigating the case asking for the Bonningtons to be allowed to return to the UK before their first court hearing. |
| He said a date could be set for any time between the end of July or the start of September. | He said a date could be set for any time between the end of July or the start of September. |
| "They have to pay their mortgage in England, so they have not much money to survive. | "They have to pay their mortgage in England, so they have not much money to survive. |
| "They can't leave Didim. They can go to a bar and restaurant or shopping, but the military checks their house regularly." | |
| Couple 'maintain innocence' | Couple 'maintain innocence' |
| He said he thought bakery worker Mr Bonnington, 41, and school dinner lady Mrs Bonnington, 39, had unwittingly come into possession of the fake notes. | He said he thought bakery worker Mr Bonnington, 41, and school dinner lady Mrs Bonnington, 39, had unwittingly come into possession of the fake notes. |
| "I personally believe that they are innocent and that somehow they got this money. | "I personally believe that they are innocent and that somehow they got this money. |
| "The Bonningtons' case is small. They told me they were trying to change £100 in five 20s and the officer [at the bureau de change] found out their money was fake." | "The Bonningtons' case is small. They told me they were trying to change £100 in five 20s and the officer [at the bureau de change] found out their money was fake." |
| Mr Aktimur said the date of their first court appearance should be known by the beginning of next week. | Mr Aktimur said the date of their first court appearance should be known by the beginning of next week. |
| Under the Turkish legal system, the judge hearing the case could change their bail conditions and allow them to return to the UK, he added. | Under the Turkish legal system, the judge hearing the case could change their bail conditions and allow them to return to the UK, he added. |