Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and Police Constable Ryan Greene were remanded to prison by Sparendaam Magistrate Abigail Gibbs, who denied both men bail on Friday.
The ruling followed a lengthy pre-bail hearing over allegations involving the unauthorised release of police surveillance footage and an alleged $800,000 payment.
Both men appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court, where the prosecution and defence argued over whether bail should be granted.
King’s Counsel Darshan Ramdhani led the prosecution. Mohamed was represented by attorneys Roysdale Forde and Siand Dhurjon, and Greene by Dexter Todd and Darren Wade.
In her decision, Magistrate Gibbs said she had weighed the objections from both sides along with the Bail Act 2022.
She acknowledged that Section 6 of the Act deals with a defendant’s right to bail, but said the court remained troubled by what she called the mysterious nature of the offences.
She also took into account Mohamed’s other legal matters: his extradition proceedings, and existing charges of unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition and attempting to obstruct the course of justice, for which he had previously been granted bail.
The magistrate said she was concerned that, if released, the defendants were likely to commit another offence, and she refused bail to both.
They were remanded until November 24, 2026, when the matter is expected to return to court.
The case centres on claims that Greene, who was attached to the Guyana Police Force’s Command Centre, accessed and downloaded surveillance footage of an October 12 shooting outside the Kitty, Georgetown, home of Senior Superintendent of Police Prem Narine.
Police allege the footage was then handed to Mohamed in exchange for $800,000. According to the Guyana Police Force, the constable downloaded it while on duty on October 23 and saved it to a flash drive, and the payment was allegedly made the next day at Mohamed’s residence in Houston, East Bank Demerara.
Mohamed later made the footage public, using it to support his account of the October 12 incident.
