Last Updated on Sunday, 18 October 2026, 12:41 by Written By Denis Chabrol
The State’s so far key witness in the United States (US) extradition request hearing, police intelligence chief senior superintendent Prem Narine is a central figure in going after Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed, indicated the lawyer for the businessman turned politician.
Attorney-at-Law Roysdale Forde raised multiple instances of Mr Narine’s involvement and utterances against Mr Mohamed who is wanted by the United States to face trial for alleged money laundering, wire fraud and mail fraud associated with his and his father’s gold trading business.
In making a bail application for his client on charges of possession of a firearm and ammunition and attempting to pervert the course of justice, Mr Forde told the court that Mr Narine alleged that Mr Mohamed fired several rounds at him, is a witness in the extradition proceedings, and testified that he was the greatest national security threat but could not provide any evidence.
Mr Forde also told the court presided over by Faith McGusty that Mr Narine was not only the witness in parallel proceedings but also the virtual complainant and investigator in the gun, ammo possession and attempted perversion of justice charges and the the extradition case, an testified that he had conducted surveillance without the Police Commissioner’s permission.
The lawyer also told the court that the Head of the Guyana Police Force’s Special Branch (intelligence arm) was demonstrating his loyalty to the government of the day while pretending to be a professional policeman. In seeking to make the point that Mr Narine appeared to be politically biased towards the governing People’s Progressive Party Civic.
“Mr Prem Narine is recorded as being present at the Region Four Returning Office. What is unfolding before this court did not begin on Tuesday night. Prem Narine was in the presence of government officials who now form the government,” the lawyer said.
Mr Mohamed and two of his employees are each on GY$750,000 bail in connection with the joint charge of gun and ammunition possession and attempting to pervert the course of justice for the administration of law by discharging a firearm at or in the vicinity of the Barr Street, Kitty, Georgetown residence of Mr Narine who is testifying in Mr Mohamed’s extradition proceedings. Those offences allegedly occurred on October 12.
Mr Forde also told the court that Mr Narine benefitted from accelerated promotion.
In recent months, Mr Mohamed had been arrested by Guyanese police for allegedly operating a boat without valid licences for himself and the vessel, and allegedly operating a drone over the Leonora, West Coast Demerara private residence of President Irfaan Ali. One of his employees is facing several charges under the Civil Aviation Act.
