Court rules against prisoner-lawyer interception law; grants stay

Trinbago News Now · 13 September 2026
JUSTICE · Source report: 12 September 2026

High Court judge Robin Mohammed has ruled that the 2020 amendment permitting interception of communications between prisoners and their lawyers is unconstitutional. Friday’s decision followed a challenge by Lyndon Charles. The judge found breaches of constitutional protections and said the legislation lacked the required parliamentary majority. He granted a 42-day stay for the State to consider an appeal, so the ruling must not be presented as taking immediate effect. The decision also distinguished privileged legal advice from communications involving criminal conduct.

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Source report — 12 September 2026

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