'PDO detainees may seek extra damages over harsh conditions'

Peo­ple de­tained un­der Pre­ven­tive De­ten­tion Or­ders (PDOs) could have grounds to seek ad­di­tion­al le­gal re­course if they were held in in­hu­mane con­di­tions, says at­tor­ney Nyree Al­fon­so.

Speak­ing on CNC3’s The Morn­ing Brew pro­gramme yes­ter­day, Al­fon­so said peo­ple who were wrong­ful­ly de­tained un­der a PDO could pur­sue le­gal ac­tion against the State, while the con­di­tions in which they were held could al­so af­fect the dam­ages award­ed.

She was re­spond­ing to ques­tions about re­ports of peo­ple be­ing held in con­di­tions in­clud­ing a 20-foot con­tain­er, with rats and cock­roach­es, no run­ning wa­ter and a clogged toi­let.