Key facts
- Business executive Dominic Hadeed and his wife Genevieve have appealed their detention in Trinidad.
- They are accused of plotting to assassinate Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and other government officials.
- Hadeed owns the Blue Waters bottled water company.
- The couple denies the charges and claims their detention is political retaliation.
- They allege discrimination against the Syrian-Lebanese community, referred to as the '1%'.
Business executive Dominic Hadeed, owner of Trinidad and Tobago's Blue Waters bottled water company, and his wife Genevieve have filed an appeal against their detention. They are accused of conspiring to assassinate top government officials, including Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. The couple denies the allegations, asserting that their detention is a form of political retaliation. They claim to be targeted due to their support for the opposition and their membership in the Syrian-Lebanese community, which they state has been derogatorily referred to as the '1%' by authorities. Hadeed and his wife were detained in late June under emergency powers and are currently held pending a hearing scheduled for July 27.