Attorney Krystal Primus is alleging that her client acting senior superintendent of prisons Garth Guada is being deprived of his basic rights as he remains incarcerated at the Tetron Barracks in Chaguaramas- after he was detained under a preventative order under the State of Emergency almost a month ago.
00:00Attorney for Detained Acting Senior Superintendent Garth Goddard is contending that a client is being deprived of his basic human rights while being detained at Tetron Barracks Chagaramus after he was moved from the Eastern Correctional Rehabilitation Centre ECRC almost a week ago.
00:16His attorney, Crystal Primus, in a brief interview earlier today told TV6 News that she had notified authorities of a visit 48 hours ago and was expected to meet a client at 10 a.m. She said she was only able to see him around 12.30 p.m.
00:31Primus told TV6 News that the delay in seeing a client was because they had to await a prison ambulance coming from the Port of Spain area to the Tetron Barracks, where a client was taken from a cell to a meeting room before she was able to see him.
00:43She said during the conversation with a client, he claimed that he was being kept in solitary confinement and had also complained of feeling unwell since last Saturday but has not been taken for medical treatment.
00:54She claimed a client was also being deprived of water and was only given water when he received food.
01:00She said he had been fed fish which he is allergic to and asked the authorities to look into these claims by a client.
01:05Primus said she was also blindfolded and taken to see her client and was not allowed privacy in the meeting room as several officers stood inside the room breaching attorney-client privilege.
01:15Gordard was held under a preventative order on August 18 at his Malabar home.
01:20The preventative detention order signed by Minister of Homeland Security Roger Alexander alleges that Gordard is an associate of Rajay Ali's Radical Islamic Criminal Group.
01:30The order in a nutshell stated that Gordard had been providing support for other gang leaders and members who are incarcerated in furtherance of their participation and involvement in the commission of violent gang-related activities,
01:42which included the killing of public officials in public spaces using high-powered rifles.
01:47Gordard's matter is expected to be heard before a review tribunal on September 18.
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