-Narine says Mohamed threat to national security
-by Nakasia Logan
Head of the Guyana Police Force’s Special Branch, Senior Superintendent Prem Narine has testified that he considers Azruddin Mohamed a threat to national security, as extradition proceedings against him and his father, Nazar Mohamed, were adjourned until Thursday.
The scheduling conflict arose from a matter involving social media personality Mikhail Rodrigues, popularly known as the “Guyanese Critic,” stemming from an earlier defamation case involving the Mohameds.
Lead prosecution counsel, King’s Counsel Terrence Williams, told the court that the Mohameds are expected to appear before Justice Niles for the entire day on Tuesday.
“The cross examination of the arresting officer continued and it was not concluded because a point of law was raised which cause submissions to be required from both sides., These submission were sent in although the defence asked to add a note to their submissions they also said their client has a matter in another court which cause us not to be able to sit tomorrow,” he said.
Meanwhile, cross-examination of Senior Police Superintendent Prem Narine continued in the extradition hearing.
Narine, Head of the Guyana Police Force’s Special Branch, firmly rejected defence suggestions of political interference in the arrests of the Mohameds.
He also denied receiving instructions to target the men ahead of Parliament’s sitting in November 2025.
Narine testified that the arrest warrants gave him authority to execute the arrests and said that, based on information available to him, he considers Azruddin Mohamed a threat to national security.
The court is also considering legal submissions arising from issues raised during the hearing.
The prosecution has submitted its arguments, while the defence was given until 16:00 hours on September 8 to respond.
The extradition proceedings are set to resume at 09:00 hours on September 10 and are expected to continue until noon.
The Mohameds are wanted for extradition to the United States, where they face allegations including money laundering, wire and mail fraud, and customs-related offences.