A prominent attorney said on Sunday he will seek to have Bahamas foreign affairs and immigration minister, Fred Mitchell committed to prison for contempt of court over his statements on the court-ordered release of two Cuban nationals.

Fred Smith, QC, represents Carlos Pupo and Lazaro Seara Marin, who were held in prison without charge for almost three years.

Senior Justice Stephen Isaacs issued a writ of habeas corpus, which was not contested by the prosecutor on February 18th.

After the court’s decision, Mitchell classified Pupo and Marin as “a national security risk”.

Smith, the president of the Grand Bahama Human Rights Association, on Sunday characterized Mitchell’s response as a “scandalous abuse of the minister’s voice against the court”.

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