Australian TV crew back before court By Kate Aubusson 60 Minutes reporter Tara Brown made a second appearance in front of an interrogating judge on Wednesday, as Australian ambassador Glenn Miles met with the country's Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil in Lebanon. 
Investigative Judge Rami Abdullah has ordered Brisbane Mother Sally Faulkner to reach an agreement with her estranged husband and father of their two children Ali Elamine, which could assist the 60 Minutes crew, ABC Middle East correspondent Matt Brown reported.
Handcuffed and heads bowed, Brown and Ms Faulkner entered the Judge's office in the Badba Palace of Justice to face charges over the botched recovery of the Brisbane mother's children.
Wearing black, Brown, pictured, entered the courtroom, looking thin and distracted accompanied by her lawyer Kamal Abo Daher. She was the first of the 60 Minutes crew to be interrogated by Judge Abdullah.
Producer Stephen Rice, cameraman Ben Williamson and sound recordist David Ballment were next to be brought before the judge, all cuffed together, according to ABC Middle East correspondent Matt Brown.
Channel Nine reporter Tom Steinfort said the crew were facing four charges of: + hiding information.
+ forming an association with two or more people to commit a crime against a person.
+ kidnapping or holding a minor even with their approval.
+ physical assault.
If convicted they face jail terms of three to 20 years.
They are among nine people reportedly under investigation in the case: two British, two Lebanese and five Australians.
Judge Abdullah will decide whether to uphold or dismiss thee charges. The crew will rigorously fight the charges, according to Channel Nine management. A spokeswoman for Channel Nine said the network was co-operating fully with the Lebanese authorities. It would be some days before the crew was interviewed by the judge, which would be their first chance to defend the charges, the Nine spokeswoman said.