Anna-Lisa Paul
As the investigation into the arrest of Dominic Hadeed and his wife Genevieve deepens, new information has surfaced that the couple was arrested in connection with the offence of conspiracy to murder.
The information is contained in two search warrants issued in the names of the couple and signed by High Court Master Valene Guerra-Abraham on June 24. However, there is no disclosure of any intended victim (s).
The indictable offence is contrary to Section 5 (a) of the Offences Against the Person Act, Chapter 11:08.
The warrants were obtained by Cpl Eldon Calliste of the Special Branch.
A quantity of electronic devices including laptops, cellphones, flash drives, hard drives, portable storage devices and documents were seized from the two suspects.
According to the warrant issued in the name of Genevieve, two locations at Orange Grove Estate, Trincity and Western Circle, Westmoorings were searched; while the warrant for Dominic listed locations at Golden Grove Road, Piarco and Bayshore, Westmoorings.
It is alleged the devices contained evidence including photographs, recordings, documents, voice notes, videos, audio recordings, CCTV footage, texts, location data, including GPS, location history, application data, communications data, stored communication or stored data in digital or electronic format.
Copies of the warrants formed part of the application by a team of attorneys representing the couple, which was filed in the High Court this morning.
Also included in the bundle was a list of items seized which claimed six Apple Iphones; three laptops; seven Ipads; two flash drives: one central processing unit; and one portable storage device.
The couple was arrested on June 24, and have remained in custody ever since.
Their arrest comes nearly two weeks days after Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar endorsed a warning by Attorney General John Jeremie that no segment of society, including the so-called “one per cent,” was beyond the reach of the law.
While no formal charges have been laid, there are unconfirmed reports that investigators are seeking to obtain Preventive Detention Orders (PDOs) for them.
In response to a Habeas Corpus application by attorney-at-law Faris Al-Rawi, Justice Frank Seepersad today ordered that Police Commissioner Allister Guevarro appear on Monday to answer if the couple’s detention was in fact pursuant to a PDO.
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