TWENTY-SEVEN Muslim inmates have taken constitutional action against the State, alleging their fundamental rights were breached when prison authorities did not allow them to observe the Islamic holy day of Eid-ul-Adha last year.

In a fixed-date constitutional claim filed in the High Court on Friday, the inmates contend that the refusal or failure of the Commissioner of Prisons to permit or allow them to observe Eid-ul-Adha on June 7, 2025, amounted to an unlawful interference with their constitutionally protected rights.

At the time, the inmates were all being held at the Port of Spain prison on Frederick Street.