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Star Sabga Remains Detained as Court Defers Release Ruling
By Aurax Radio | July 25, 2026 | 2 min read
Political pressure is mounting on Minister of Homeland Security Roger Alexander following the government's decision to revoke preventive detention orders issued against Dominic and Genevieve Hadeed. Former Prime Minister Stuart Young, former police commissioner Gary Griffith and the opposition chief whip Marvin Gonzales have all called for accountability, arguing the case exposed serious concerns over the use of emergency detention powers.
The Hall of Justice in Port of Spain, where legal proceedings involving Star Sabga's preventive detention continue.
Star Sabga will remain in preventive detention after the High Court deferred a decision on her application for interim release, allowing attorneys representing the State additional time to respond to her constitutional challenge. Justice Vigel Paul ordered that the matter return to court after the Attorney General's Office, the Ministry of Homeland Security and the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service file their affidavits. The ruling means Sabga will remain detained under her Preventive Detention Order while the application is heard.
Sabga's legal challenge follows recent developments involving business executive Dominic Hadeed and his wife, Genevieve Hadeed, whose preventive detention orders were revoked by Homeland Security Minister Roger Alexander after a review of legal and public interest considerations. Unlike the Hadeeds, Sabga's detention order remains in force. Her attorneys argued that the urgency applied by the Court of Appeal to the Hadeeds' constitutional proceedings should also extend to her case because it raises similar legal questions over the use of emergency powers and preventive detention.
The preventive detention orders were issued under the Emergency Powers Regulations introduced after the declaration of a State of Emergency in June, with authorities alleging the detainees posed a threat to public safety. The detentions have prompted multiple constitutional challenges that are expected to test the scope of executive authority during emergencies and the balance between national security and individual rights. Courts have been hearing a series of applications related to the legality of the orders while broader proceedings continue.
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