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Alleged gang leader’s lawyer demands his release
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Senior magistrate Judith Pusey is to decide on Thursday whether she has the powers to release from custody the reputed head of the Klansman gang, Tesha Miller.
Mr. Miller is now being held in custody under the Emergency Powers Act or State of Emergency.
However, his attorney Valerie Neita Robertson has filed a writ in court demanding his release.
Mr. Miller surrendered to the police on May 31 after the Police High Command placed him on a list of alleged dons being sought for questioning.
He was then served with a "detention order" under the State of Emergency Act which could keep him in custody indefinitely without charge.
However, Mrs. Neita-Robertson argued that her client, who is based in St. Catherine, does not fall under the State of Emergency, which is in place in Kingston and St. Andrew.
She accused the police of trying to “fit her client under the State of Emergency”.
Mrs. Neita-Robertson insisted to the magistrate that notwithstanding the awesome powers given to the police under the State of Emergency, she has the power to order his release.
Senior magistrate Pusey told her that she would need some time to examine the rules laid out under the Emergency Powers Act in order to make a determination in Mr. Miller's case.
The ruling is set for Thursday.
The Klansman leader was among several area leaders taken into custody by the police as part of moves to get a grip on violence in the Corporate area and St. Catherine.
RJR
Senior magistrate Judith Pusey is to decide on Thursday whether she has the powers to release from custody the reputed head of the Klansman gang, Tesha Miller.
Mr. Miller is now being held in custody under the Emergency Powers Act or State of Emergency.
However, his attorney Valerie Neita Robertson has filed a writ in court demanding his release.
Mr. Miller surrendered to the police on May 31 after the Police High Command placed him on a list of alleged dons being sought for questioning.
He was then served with a "detention order" under the State of Emergency Act which could keep him in custody indefinitely without charge.
However, Mrs. Neita-Robertson argued that her client, who is based in St. Catherine, does not fall under the State of Emergency, which is in place in Kingston and St. Andrew.
She accused the police of trying to “fit her client under the State of Emergency”.
Mrs. Neita-Robertson insisted to the magistrate that notwithstanding the awesome powers given to the police under the State of Emergency, she has the power to order his release.
Senior magistrate Pusey told her that she would need some time to examine the rules laid out under the Emergency Powers Act in order to make a determination in Mr. Miller's case.
The ruling is set for Thursday.
The Klansman leader was among several area leaders taken into custody by the police as part of moves to get a grip on violence in the Corporate area and St. Catherine.
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