POLICE COMMISSIONER Allister Guevarro confirmed that inmates have made recent threats against two attorneys. He said the situation is being closely monitored.

“I can confirm that intelligence reports have verified threats made by incarcerated individuals against two criminal ‘defence’ attorneys. These matters are being actively addressed, and the required duty of care notifications have already been issued to the relevant parties,” Guevarro told Newsday on July 30.

The attorneys confirmed they were contacted by police but declined to provide further comment. One said, “I’ll quote Jose Mourinho, the best coach in the world: ‘I prefer not to speak at this time, if I speak, I’ll get in trouble.’ We shall just let our work speak for us.”