Ish, Steve gets another legal break on extradition to U.S.

Businessmen Steve Ferguson and Ishwar Galbaransingh have won another battle in their attempts to avoid extradition to the United States to face several corruption charges.

The Court of Appeal in Port of Spain on Friday ordered a stay in the men’s extradition until the procedure which Attorney General Anand Ramlogan adopted before signing the extradition warrants, is reviewed by a High Court judge, who has not yet been appointed.

Attorneys for the AG immediately served notice of appeal, which means that the matter will now go to the country's final court, the Judicial Committee of Privy Council in London.

Both men have been in custody since June 15, after they lost an action at the Privy Council.

The appeal court refused to hear an application for bail for both men, saying that it did not have jurisdiction on that matters. Lawyers for the businessmen will now go before a judge in chambers for a bail hearing on Monday.