-by Nakasia Logan

Proceedings in the extradition case involving Azruddin and Nazar Mohamed continued this afternoon before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, with the hearing focusing on documentary evidence linked to the movement and receipt of key extradition documents at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

During the session, the court examined records relating to the handling of extradition correspondence as the defence sought to challenge whether the documents were properly received by the Ministry.

Prosecutor Glenn Hanoman told NCN News that a significant portion of the day’s proceedings was spent addressing alleged breaches of the defendants’ reporting conditions, as well as processing documentary evidence requested by the defence.

“A lot of time was taken up discussing the breach of the reporting conditions and some more time was taken up today because some books were requested and the mechanics of photocopying and tendering those pages, and I think a lot of evidence taking was lost today because of those two events,” Hanoman explained.

Earlier in the day, the prosecution requested that visitors’ logbooks from the Permanent Secretary’s office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs be produced in court.

The records, including logs maintained by security personnel and the receptionist, were examined as part of the defence’s cross-examination to verify the timeline of a courier who reportedly delivered extradition packages on two separate occasions.

Following the review, specific pages from two logbooks were tendered into evidence. These were labelled “Ministry of Foreign Affairs – International Cooperation Correspondence” and “Office of the Permanent Secretary Secretariat – Incoming Correspondence.”

According to Hanoman, the defence is suggesting that the extradition documents were never received by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. However, the prosecution maintains that the documents presently before the court contradict that claim.

“Bundles of extradition documents came according to the evidence on two different dates, the 13th of October 2025 and the 26th November in relation to this same extradition. I think today the theory of the defence is that they were suggesting that those documents were never received by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is a strange position to adopt because those very documents are present in court,” Hanoman said.

Meanwhile, the court also addressed alleged breaches of the defendants’ reporting conditions.

Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman has since revised the reporting requirements for the father-and-son duo, US-sanctioned businessmen Azruddin and Nazar Mohamed. The magistrate ordered that they report every Friday within a 24-hour window between midnight and 11:59 p.m.

She also warned that any further irregularities could result in arrest and the forfeiture of bail.

The extradition proceedings are scheduled to resume on Tuesday, March 17, at 9 a.m. at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.