Cheese Maker Freed After Detention | Trinidad and Tobago News

Sixty-nine-year-old cheese maker Star Sabga is finally out of prison after weeks under a Preventive Detention Order — but the legal battle isn’t over. Police and the Attorney General’s office are still appealing a judge’s decision to place her on house arrest, with a deadline looming Monday. The saga began during a June State of Emergency when Sabga, her niece Genevieve Hadeed, and her husband Dominic were detained on accusations of plotting assassinations — claims based on intelligence that remain unproven. After a rollercoaster of rulings, including intervention from the UK’s Privy Council, the trio’s detention orders were revoked, partly because the council couldn’t hear the state’s appeal until October. Though the family was released, the appeal over Sabga’s house arrest persists. A judge questioned its relevance as the emergency ends soon. Meanwhile, the family is suing, alleging targeted persecution based on ethnicity, fighting to retain their state land leases, and challenging how statements were attributed in detention orders — with a major court date set for October 19th. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/50db13872f8c1e46