Nandlall says purported blacklisting of citizens unconstitutional

Former Attorney General Anil Nandlall is calling the purported blacklisting at the international ports of exit of some 200 persons, who are being investigated by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) here, unconstitutional.

Nandlall, in a press statement issued yesterday, said that in light of SOCU not yet charging 20 persons, more than 90% of those allegedly blacklisted have not been charged with a crime. “

“Under our criminal justice system and the Constitution, suspicion, at its highest, cannot and does not lawfully equal guilt. This is so because Article 144 of the