Former magistrate Fazil Azeez shot at Eccles : – condition said to be stable
Mr Fazal Azeez on the Right
Mr Fazal Azeez on the Right

FORMER Magistrate and Attorney-at-Law, Mr Fazal Azeez, was late yesterday nursing a gunshot wound to the abdomen after being shot by a lone gunman at Eccles, East Bank Demerara.The incident occurred around 11:55 hrs as Mr Azeez was in the area known as Eccles New Scheme. The gunman is said to have escaped on foot after discharging the round.
The Police Force, in a subsequent statement on the incident, confirmed that Mr Azeez, of Dowding Street, Kitty, was at Eccles, EBD, when he was held up by a man armed with a firearm who demanded cash.
The Police said Mr Fazal Azeez resisted and was shot to his abdomen by the armed man who escaped after persons in the area came out upon hearing the discharge of the firearm.
Mr Azeez, who was also General Manager of the Guyana Broadcasting Corporation, suffered internal injuries and is said to be in a stable condition at a city hospital after emergency surgery.

APNU+AFC condemns attack
Meanwhile, the Opposition alliance (APNU+AFC) has condemned the attack on the former magistrate.
The Coalition, in a statement yesterday, said it “wishes him a complete and speedy recovery and also offers words of comfort and support to Azeez’s family, relatives and friends.”
The Coalition claimed it has received credible reports that Azeez was not robbed during the attack. “Azeez is known for his principled stance against corruption, crime and poor governance…and was a friend of APNU+AFC and is especially close to Prime Ministerial candidate Moses Nagamootoo,” the APNU/AFC stated.

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