01/07/2026
The Guardian Newspaper Lies Again
Asha Javeed Chief Editor of the Guardian Newspaper published an article that is absolutely false and misleading. The Article published today, incorrectly stated that the two UK King’s Counsel had joined Dominic and Genevieve Hadeed’s legal team, when, in fact, they are appearing on behalf of the State.
This is the Guardian’s article:
Two UK barristers join Hadeeds’ legal team
Businessman Dominic Hadeed and his wife, Genevieve, have strengthened their legal team with the addition of two United Kingdom barristers as they continue challenging their detention under the ongoing State of Emergency.
Two Legal Notices published yesterday in the Gazette grant Sir James Raymond Eadie and Robert Stephen Strang eligibility to be admitted to practise law in Trinidad and Tobago for the Hadeeds’ lawsuit against the Commissioner of Police.
The Legal Profession (Eligibility for Admission) (No. 9) Order, 2026 and (No. 10) Order, 2026, signed by Attorney General John Jeremie after consultation with the Chief Justice, allow the two barristers, both members of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, to appear in the matter.
Sir James Eadie, KC has practised at the Bar of England and Wales since July 1984, while Strang has practised since November 2003.
The orders limit their admission to CV 2026-02618, Dominic Hadeed and Genevieve Hadeed v The Commissioner of Police, and any related proceedings arising from the case.
The orders came hours after Justice Frank Seepersad dismissed the Hadeeds’ application to be released while they pursue a judicial review of the Preventive Detention Orders issued against them following their arrest last week.
The couple is challenging their detention under the State of Emergency over an alleged plot to assassinate Government officials and remains detained at the Golden Grove Prison in Arouca.
https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/two-uk-barristers-join-hadeeds-legal-team-6.2.2617435.b8cc22fe9f
