00:00Acting CCJ President Justice Winston Anderson told a case management conference that the
00:07court looked at the application as well as the written submissions by the parties involved
00:12and decided to grant special leave for this matter to proceed.
00:16The CCJ President said the next step in the process would be the filing of the originating
00:21application.
00:23That filing is governed by the rules of the court and would require a filing of the originating
00:28application within seven days of a grant of special leave.
00:33Justice Anderson said the defense, Suriname, will have to file its submissions within 42
00:38days.
00:39Ramsamud, 62, who holds both Trinidad and Tobago and British passports, was summarily
00:45detained in Paramaribo in October 2020 and was not allowed to leave the country until
00:51September 2022.
00:53He suffers from a range of medical issues, including diabetes, hypertension and severe
00:58coronary artery disease, and his health took a hit during his detention.
01:03A presiding judge had ordered the authorities in Suriname to return his passports, noting
01:08that Ramsamud had, at all times, demonstrated a willingness to support due process and had
01:15consistently stated his desire to clear his name through the legal routes.
01:20Ramsamud, who has worked in several Caribbean countries, including Jamaica, Guyana, Grenada,
01:25St. Lucia and St. Kitts and Nevis, was told by Suriname police on October 6, 2020, that
01:31they only wanted a statement to support an inquiry into operations at a Surinamese post-savings
01:38bank.
01:39Ramsamud had conducted customer surveys for the bank, as well as employee surveys, in
01:44addition to conducting two country risk assessments of Suriname, in his capacity as an analyst
01:50and researcher.
01:51The activities were paid for by the financial institution.
01:55The CCJ president said that on January 23, next year, a timetable will be identified,
02:02leading to the hearing of the matter.
02:04Alicia Boucher, TV6 News.
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