— takes aim at American authorities during protest outside US, Canadian embassies

US-INDICTED businessman and Opposition Leader, Azruddin Mohamed, has criticised American visa revocation practices, claiming that visas are cancelled for “little and nothing at all”, even as he called for the United States to revoke the visa of a senior Guyanese police officer.
Mohamed made the remarks on Tuesday during a protest outside the American and Canadian embassies, where he demanded action against Head of the Guyana Police Force’s Special Branch, Senior Superintendent Prem Narine.
He went a step further to insinuate that the US visa issuance system is compromised, claiming that Narine has connections with people within U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and could influence visa cancellations and issuances.
Mohamed further claimed that he had names and other information about the alleged connections, but did not provide those details and those allegations have not been verified.
Additionally, although using an unsubstantiated claim of an assassination attempt as the basis for his protest, he is yet to provide evidence to support these allegations and also other accusations of police brutality.
In fact, as opposed to Narine, who faces no criminal charges and is overseas for a graduation ceremony, the opposition leader and two members of his staff were charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition and attempting to obstruct the course of justice.
They were granted bail of $750,000 each, despite strong objections from Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Diana O’Brien.
Azruddin, 39, a businessman, of 19 Houston, East Bank Demerara (EBD); his driver, Eugene Thorne, 35, of 346 Timehri Hill Top, EBD; and videographer Mario Mohamed, 21, of Alliance Road, Timehri, EBD, all pleaded not guilty to the three charges.
In an account of the incident surrounding the charges, police said Narine noticed a black Toyota Allion moving slowly along the street before it passed his home and later returned.
He heard a sound resembling a gunshot as the car approached for a second time, prompting him to take cover and fire several rounds from his service weapon towards the vehicle.
The car left the area but was later intercepted by police at the intersection of Vlissengen Road and Sandy Babb Street.
Azruddin, his driver Eugene Thorne and videographer Mario Mohamed were identified as the occupants.
A subsequent search of the vehicle in the early hours of October 13 uncovered a .32 Taurus pistol with its serial number removed and three live rounds of ammunition.
Investigators also recovered spent shells, which, along with the firearm and ammunition, were lodged for ballistic examination. Police said CCTV footage from the area would also be examined.
The case comes amid separate extradition proceedings against Azruddin Mohamed and his father, following a request by the United States for them to face criminal charges there.
Those proceedings are distinct from the charges arising out of the Kitty incident.
The extradition matter is scheduled to resume on October 21 and 22 before Chief Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
EXTRADITION REQUEST
The extradition case stems from an October 30, 2025, request by the United States for the surrender of the Mohameds to face an 11-count federal indictment.
The indictment includes allegations of wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and customs offences.
U.S. prosecutors alleged that the two businessmen participated in a multi-year scheme involving the export of Guyanese gold using falsified customs declarations and reused government export seals, allegedly resulting in the evasion of more than US$50 million in taxes and royalties.
The committal proceedings commenced on January 6, 2026, but have been repeatedly interrupted by legal challenges filed by the defence, most of which have ultimately failed.
The Mohameds were sanctioned by the U.S. Department of the Treasury in 2024 over allegations of corruption and a gold-smuggling scheme and were subsequently indicted by U.S. federal grand jury on related charges. The sanctions were accompanied by travel restrictions, which have also extended to persons associated with the Mohameds.