Maharaj questions constitutionality of SoE detention rules
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July 25, 2026
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Former attorney general Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, says any State of Emergency (SoE) law that allows a government minister to decide whether someone remains in detention amounts to giving judicial powers to the executive, which he believes is contrary to Trinidad and Tobago’s Constitution.
Speaking at a luncheon hosted by the Assembly of Southern Lawyers in San Fernando to celebrate his 60 years as an attorney yesterday, Maharaj said the regulations used during the 2011 SoE, and substantially similar regulations used today, undermine the separation of powers.
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