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IN a rare late-night sitting, High Court Justice Frank Seepersad on Friday, dismissed a habeas corpus application filed by the wife of alleged gang leader Rajaee Ali.

The judicial intervention came less than 24 hours after a State of Emergency (SoE) was declared across the country, a move the court indicated weighed heavily in its decision.

Ali, a First Division Prisoner awaiting trial for the murder of former independent senator Dana Seetahal, SC.