Trinidad and Tobago: Death Penalty/Legal Concern

Index Number: AMR 49/001/2002
Date Published: 19 March 2002
Categories: Americas, Trinidad & Tobago

Amnesty International is concerned that Peter Cadette was charged on 17 March, with a crime that carries a mandatory death sentence without having being provided with legal representation. As a result of his lack of legal representation, there are fears that Peter Cadette could be at risk of ill- treatment in detention.