Government said it has won a constitutional ‘victory’ after winning a legal matter that clarified the State’s obligations toward citizens who voluntarily travel to conflict/war zones.
In a statement, the Office of the Attorney General said Madame Justice Charles dismissed a claim put forward by Tamjeed Ali and Saheed Mohammed in the High Court towards the State for the repatriation of several women and children currently in the Al Hol refugee camp in Syria.
The AG’s office said these persons were “seeking to compel the State to make a decision to facilitate their repatriation to Trinidad and Tobago”.
Court blanks repatriation of women, children from ISIS refugee camp in Syria
Hall of Justice, in Port of Spain. - Jeff Mayers
A HIGH COURT judge has ruled that it cannot order the Minister of National Security to repatriate a group of 12 women and children being held at the Kurdish-run al-Hol refugee camp in northern Syria.
In ruling on Monday, Justice Joan Charles said there was neither a legislative nor a policy framework in place for repatriating nationals from conflict/war zones.
Nor does the minister have the legal power or discretion to repatriate or facilitate the repatriation of these nationals, she said.
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Appeal against COVID public health regs fails
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The Court of Appeal has rejected two legal challenges against ongoing public health regulations to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a judgement handed down this morning, Chief Justice Ivor Archie and Appellate Judges Mira Dean-Armorer and James Aboud dismissed an appeal brought by five men who were arrested at Alicia s Guest House on April 9, last year, and charged under the regulations for gathering in a group of more than five.
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