Attorney Faris Al-Rawi, SC, says his clients Dominic Hadeed, Genevieve Hadeed and her aunt Star Sabga are committed to clearing their names in court and will continue co-operating with law enforcement despite the legal challenges they have faced over the past month.Speaking to reporters at his Altus Court office in Port of Spain yesterday, Al-Rawi said the Hadeeds and 69-year-old Sabga had consistently denied the allegation they were involved in a conspiracy to murder the Prime Minister and members of the Government.He said the three had willingly presented themselves to investigators, participated in police interviews and had taken every opportunity to assist the authorities.“Our clients are solely interested in defending their good names,” Al-Rawi said. “They are eager to continue to assist law enforcement so that law enforcement can be satisfied as to the propriety of their actions.”He said that position had not changed despite the arrests, the Preventive Detention Orders and the court proceedings that followed.“Our clients are not in a war with the Government,” he said. “They have been brought into this process by the procedures that have been applied to them. They are required to defend themselves and they are defending themselves robustly, but we have taken a very deliberate view to manage this case within the halls of justice.”Al-Rawi said the legal team remained committed to pursuing every available legal avenue to secure what it believed would be a fair outcome.Distressed Star“My instructions are to proceed with earnest vigour in defending our clients’ good names,” he said. “We are quite confident that we will be successful in bringing all issues to the court’s attention and obtaining a fair result.”Addressing Sabga’s condition following her release from detention into court-ordered house arrest, Al-Rawi described her as a 69-year-old woman who lived a quiet life, supporting herself by making homemade Arabic cheese while receiving assistance to pay her rent from family members.He said she had never had any negative interaction with law enforcement and had been deeply affected by the experience.“Needless to say, she has been very distressed about the situation that has happened,” he said.Al-Rawi said he visited Sabga shortly after her release from prison at around 11.30 p.m. on Monday and found that she required considerable care.“My own observations with her up to 12.30 this morning show that she’s in need of a lot of attention,” he said, adding that she had received medical attention as she had not had adequate treatment while in custody.He said Sabga did not see herself as being different from anyone else and regarded herself as “a very regular person in Trinidad and Tobago”.While expressing concern about Sabga, Al-Rawi said she was not alone and suggested there were other detainees facing similar situations under the SoE.Turning to the Hadeeds, Al-Rawi said their focus since being released from Preventive Detention Orders had been on returning to their families and resuming their normal lives.He said Dominic Hadeed had been grateful for the opportunity to reunite with his family, staff members and colleagues after his release.“As human beings, they’re happy to see their children, to see their family members,” Al-Rawi said. “Mr Hadeed was just extremely happy to see his staff and his friends, the people that he works with and that he has great love for.”He said Hadeed had spent years building his business and described the reunion with those closest to him as an emotional experience.Genevieve Hadeed has also been focused on reconnecting with family while preparing to defend herself through the legal process, Al-Rawi said.