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HOURS after attorneys revealed that their clients detained under the state of emergency had not received the Review Tribunal recommendations, Homeland Security Minister Roger Alexander provided at least four redacted copies on November 12.

The tribunal’s reports, dated September 12 and 19, stated that the tribunal did not have jurisdiction to review two requests, while reports dated September 27 and October 6 found there was sufficient cause for the detainees’ preventative detention. The tribunal had previously confirmed, in a November 7 release, that it sent six reports to the minister between September and October. A cover letter, signed by the minister, was undated. However, correspondence from the ministry suggested the letter was dated October 31.

Attorney Darren Mitchell, who represents several detainees, said he received the tribunal’s recommendations for his clients and intends to take the matter further. “We fully intend to approach the court for judicial review and constitutionally challenge what we view as the executive’s power to detain people indefinitely,” he said.