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HOMELAND Security Minister Roger Alexander says he will find out why he is yet to see the reports from the State of Emergency (SoE) Review Tribunal regarding challenges by people held on Preventive Detention Orders (PDOs).

Under the SoE regulations, the minister can issue PDOs for individuals deemed a threat to national security or anyone the police believes is about to commit an act contrary to public safety. Detainees can however challenge their detention and ask for it to be reviewed by the tribunal.

Last week, the tribunal, in response to a Newsday article, defended itself against statements by attorneys for the detainees who claimed decisions on their clients’ detention had been delayed or withheld.