HIGHEST priority should be given to the judicial review and constitutional challenge brought by businessman Dominic Hadeed and his wife Genevieve over the issuance of preventive detention orders (PDOs) against them, the Appeal Court has ruled.

The order by the court for an expedited hearing of the High Court proceedings came after attorney Gerald Ramdeen, appearing for the State, indicated to Justices of Appeal Eleanor Donaldson-Honeywell and Joan Charles that while he was not consenting to the expediting of the matter, he was also not objecting to it.

High Court Justice: