The extradition case against United States-sanctioned and indicted Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and his father, Nazar Mohamed, will return to the Georgetown Magistrate’s Courts on November 2, following another adjournment in proceedings that have been interrupted by several legal challenges since they began earlier this year.
The hearing was scheduled to continue on Wednesday, October 21, and Thursday, October 22, before Chief Magistrate Judy Latchman. However, the next date has now been fixed for November 2.
This publication was unable to confirm the reason for the latest postponement despite attempts to obtain clarification from the relevant officials.
The proceedings are part of the US’s effort to have the father and son surrendered to face federal criminal charges arising primarily from an alleged scheme to evade taxes and royalties on gold exports from Guyana.
Since the substantive hearing opened on January 6, only two prosecution witnesses have testified: Permanent Secretary in the Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ministry, Sharon Roopchand-Edwards, and Senior Superintendent of Police Prem Narine, head of the Guyana Police Force’s Special Branch Unit.
Roopchand-Edwards was the first witness called when the hearing commenced. Her evidence concerned diplomatic correspondence and documentation associated with Washington’s extradition request, including assurances exchanged between the two governments concerning the legal safeguards applicable to the requested surrender.
Her testimony also examined the principle of speciality, under which a person extradited to another country is generally protected against prosecution there for offences outside those covered by the surrender, subject to applicable legal exceptions.
Narine subsequently testified about the documents used to initiate the proceedings and the arrests of the two men on October 31, 2025.
He told the court that he collected documents from the Attorney General’s Chambers, including the Authority to Proceed issued by Home Affairs Minister Oneidge Walrond, documentation bearing the signature of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and draft arrest warrants.
Narine said he later appeared before the Chief Magistrate, where the documents were presented and warrants were issued. He subsequently located Azruddin Mohamed in Smyth Street, Georgetown before proceeding to Mohamed’s Enterprise on Lombard Street, where his father was arrested.
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