Two soldiers, accused of fleecing almost $1.5 million from the Defence Force in a payroll scam, are moving to have the State’s lawsuit seeking to recoup the funds struck out.
Lawyers representing the Lance Corporal and Private signalled their intention during a hearing of an injunction freezing their clients’ assets pending the determination of the case, at the Port-of-Spain High Court yesterday.
In their substantive application, the soldiers are claiming that the AG’s office failed to comply with the court’s practice directions as it did not send a pre-action protocol letter before seeking the injunction and filing the lawsuit.