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'That's 19 months of my life that I will never get back': relief and anger for six duped drug mules freed by Hong Kong judge
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They are mothers, fathers, grandparents. Some are working professionals while others are retired. All are divorced, single or widowed.

For the two Australians who faced up to 26 years in a Hong Kong jail for drug trafficking, the nine-hour flight home to freedom is now a reality.
"You still get the feeling in your stomach that it's not real," Melbourne resident Jorg Ulitzka, who turned 80 last week, said last night.
As he celebrated his freedom - along with the five other defendants who were acquitted - with a glass of champagne, he breathed a deep sigh of relief.
"It's a ton of weight off my shoulders," the German-born Australian resident said.
Of the six released yesterday, Ulitzka, a retired draughtsman, was the oldest.
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