The Trinidad and Tobago Guardian is the longest running daily newspaper in the country, marking its centenary in 2017. The paper started life as the Trinidad Guardian on Sunday 2nd September 1917 by the newly formed Trinidad Publishing Company Limited.
FORMER murder accused Akili Charles, the man whose litigation led to the court's historic ruling that people charged with murder can apply for bail, will be awarded the compensation that a court ordered for the breach of his rights.
The Trinidad and Tobago Guardian is the longest running daily newspaper in the country, marking its centenary in 2017. The paper started life as the Trinidad Guardian on Sunday 2nd September 1917 by the newly formed Trinidad Publishing Company Limited.
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Ex-murder accused files novel case:
Judge to rule if murder should be bailable offence
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Akili Charles and his mother Melania Charles at his attorney’s Ganesh Saroop office on Duke Street, Port-of-Spain, yesterday.
SHIRLEY BAHADUR
Derek Achong
Should judicial officers be allowed to consider bail for people charged with murder?
This is the question that High Court Judge Joan Charles is expected to answer later this month as she decides a constitutional legal challenge over murder being a non-bailable offence.