Former Prime Minister Edison James has been released on bail amounting to $50,000 after Magistrate Laudat forwarded his court matter for trial to the high court

Edison James, the former Prime Minister, who is currently on $50,000 bail, was detained in connection with an alleged incitement case involving former opposition leader Lennox Linton and current United Workers Party (UWP) leader Dr. Thomson Fontaine. In an interview with a local radio station

, James shared his experience, noting that he spent approximately 20 minutes in holding before being released. The alleged incitement case has been transferred to the High Court for trial.