{"id":32921,"date":"2026-11-04T19:32:07","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T23:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=32921"},"modified":"2026-11-04T19:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T23:32:07","slug":"faulty-finding-by-mohameds-lawyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/faulty-finding-by-mohameds-lawyers\/","title":{"rendered":"Faulty finding by Mohamed\u2019s lawyers\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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-Delays High Court bail review <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

-by Kimberly Giddings <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attorney General Anil Nandlall has challenged the affidavit filed by Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed\u2019s mother, Bonita Mohamed, arguing that it contains hearsay, irrelevant information and unsupported allegations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During Wednesday\u2019s High Court hearing, Justice Priscilla Chandra-Haniff raised concerns about the filing, prompting Mohamed\u2019s lawyers to seek additional time to address the deficiencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AG is seeking to have substantial portions of Bonita Mohamed\u2019s affidavit struck out, arguing that much of the evidence is legally inadmissible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He contends that Mohamed\u2019s mother failed to establish personal knowledge of several claims made in support of her son\u2019s challenge to the refusal of bail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nandlall maintains that the court cannot rely on hearsay or unsupported allegations when determining a judicial review application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe affidavit is absolutely defective from many, many respects. The court cannot act upon the affidavitso I have filed an application to strike the affidavit out or to strike the relevant paragraph. The affidavit has 146 paragraphs, maybe 6 is proper, 140 will go, will have to go by law. If 140 out of a 146 go, there is no case left in the fixed date application<\/strong>,\u201d he said.
Nandlall said Mohamed\u2019s lawyers are now seeking to introduce a separate affidavit from their client, which he argued should have been filed initially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, he maintained that the court must first determine his application to strike out portions of the original affidavit before the case can proceed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo you heard the timelines given, the court has to first rule on my application and if I\u2019m<\/strong> successful and<\/strong> I strike out the paragraphs that I\u2019m asking to be struck out then I have to be given leave to file a defence because we will now understand what is their case. supplementary application can\u2019t constitute the case when there\u2019s a main affidavit left on the record. So we have to determine what the case is based on the 2 applications that will now be on the record, one from Azruddin Mohamed and one from Bonita Mohamed but the court has to rule on Bonita Mohamed, the mother<\/strong>,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mohamed\u2019s attorneys, Sanjeev Dhurjon and Roysdale Forde, have until 6 p.m. Wednesday to submit a fresh application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Attorney General and the Director of Public Prosecutions are expected to file their responses by November 17, with oral submissions scheduled for November 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mohamed is challenging Magistrate Abigail Gibbs\u2019 decision to deny him bail on a cybercrime charge linked to the alleged unlawful acquisition of Safe City CCTV footage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He and Police Constable Ryan Greene were remanded to prison over allegations involving an $800,000 payment for the footage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mohamed remains on bail in separate extradition proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n

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