Bridgetown.
Raul Garcia has to wait even longer for his possible release from more than three years of immigration detention.
His attorney-at-law David Comissiong said this afternoon that he was frustrated by the process, considering that the Cuban had already spent 20 years in jail for his drug conviction.
Garcia appeared before Justice Margaret Reifer to hear her ruling on proposals submitted by Comissiong for his alternative living accommodation, but the matter was adjourned until Thursday at 2.30 p.m., Comissiong reported.
Yesterday's sitting was for Justice Reifer to examine those persons who were proposing to be involved housing Garcia after his release from the custody of the Immigration Department.
In a previous sitting, Justice Reifer had accepted Comissiong’s submission that his client’s continued detention was unlawful and he could be freed, but that she needed to be satisfied with whatever arrangements were being put in place.
At yesterday's in camera sitting, only one of the four people involved in Garcia's accomodation was interviewed by Justice Reifer.
According to Comissiong, another one would undergo similar scrutiny on Thursday, but he was not certain how long that would take.
