A High Court judge has ruled that requiring attorneys to wear eye coverings when visiting state of emergency (SoE) detainees at the high-security Teteron Barracks is Chaguaramas, is reasonable. Justice Westmin James dismissed attorney CJ Williams’ application to bar the practise, ruling on July 29 that this was a necessary precaution. Williams represents murder accused…
The National Trade Union Centre (NATUC) has condemned what it describes as an “authoritarian-like” incident at Teteron Barracks, where an attorney was allegedly blindfolded before being allowed to consult with a client. In a statement issued today, NATUC said it could not ignore the incident, which it called “an injustice to all”. It pointed to…
ONE of the state of emergency detainees is seeking answers after his attorney was told he had to be blindfolded to facilitate a face-to-face meeting at Teteron Barracks, Chaguaramas. Earl Richards’ lawyers say extreme security rules there breached his right (Richards) to meet privately with his attorneys. In a letter, attorneys Criston J Williams and…
They are being represented by Criston J Williams, Fareed Ali and Wayne Sturge. Lara said he and the other accused have been languishing in prison for the past seven years. However, Earle-Caddle reminded them she was not the chief magistrate at the time of commencement of the case, however she was seeking to move the…
An attorney has challenged Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi’s claim that this country has denounced the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). Responding to a question posed by Opposition MP Rodney Charles over a recent precautionary measure issued by the IACHR over a group of Venezuelan migrant children in Parliament last week, Al-Rawi stated that former…
A High Court judge has dismissed an application by a 17-year-old – whose TT-born father has been deemed a terrorist by both the United States and Trinidad and Tobago – to be allowed into TT to visit his mother. On Friday, Justice Ricky Rahim dismissed an application to have the court review a decision by…
ATTORNEYS for the soldier in custody in relation to Tuesday’s deadly heist in La Romaine have written to acting Police Commissioner McDonald Jacob complaining of his “arbitrary” detention. Attorneys from the firm Criston J Williams and Company said on Thursday the 24-year-old soldier was yet to be interviewed since his arrest on September 19, when…
“I AM not a victim. I survived. I am a superwoman.” This was how a 21-year-old Venezuelan woman, who alleges she was beaten and raped by Coast Guard personnel at the Heliport in Chaguaramas in May, has described her ordeal while speaking with the Express yesterday through her attorney Criston J Williams. She said her…
ATTORNEYS for 70 Venezuelan nationals detained at the recently designated Heliport Immigration Station in Chaguaramas, are demanding their release by no later than 3 pm on Wednesday. The foreigners were held at a bar in St James on July 9. The lawyers also warn that because of their clients’ illegal detention – for 15 days…
ATTORNEYS for two men whose family members were detained in a Syrian ISIS camp have asked for the disclosure of key information on the preparation of Trinidad and Tobago’s Anti-Terrorism Unit’s (ATU) annual reports. The January 31 letter to the Chief State Solicitor’s department raised concerns over data integrity, national security risks, and compliance with…
