Dear Editor,
When Azruddin Mohamed was caught red-handed conducting his illegal Cambio business, his excuse was, “That money there is to help poor people.” This was one of the many lame excuses that man has been making ever sense. He makes such excuses in the vein attempt to subvert the rule of law, which precludes him from transacting business in this country, but he persists and keeps making these excuses ad nauseam.
Now, the name Azruddin Mohammed was a virtual unknown until now; he came onto the scene at a time when he was sanctioned by the United States. Around this same time, he appeared locally doing charitable work, in his own words, “Helping poor people.”
His political pursuits came soon after, which, according to him, would place him in a better position to help the suffering masses in this country. High and lofty ideals, I may add, but was this the real reason behind that so-called altruism of his?
I think not, because as soon as he entered political office, that selfless concern for the well-being of others soon vanished into thin air, and all that remains is his own personal self-interest. He no longer builds homes or walks around with those wads of cash handouts anymore; all of these things came to an abrupt end as self-interest took precedence.
So, let us test that “altruistic stance” of Father and son Mohamed. In recent events, there is an extradition request out for one Mr. Bynoe; that matter was heard in the local magistracy and treated with dispatch. That individual is presently held in a common prison awaiting his extradition date.
Now, here we have another person with minor offenses being raced through the court and summarily held in prison awaiting an extradition date with the USA, while the Mohammeds roam free with all the excuses to go with. Isn’t this a travesty of justice? The answer is yes: two extraditable individuals, yet one is treated as a saint while the other is considered a sinner, nobody.
One would have thought that Azruddin might have rushed to the aid of another “hapless fugitive” like himself by financing a good attorney to represent him or at least making a statement condemning the unjustified attacks of the Americans. He could have come out swinging against the Americans in their attacks on Iran, so why not speak out against them in what he terms “ bullying attacks” against “innocent citizens” like Bynoe? Why? But it all goes to show what mettle of man he is, that is, a self-serving egotistical bigot who thinks only of himself.
The hypocrisy does not stop there. Where are the David Hinds?
Where are the Nigel Hughes and the so-called “Guardians of the Black Race?” Bynoe is Black, so why can’t he be afforded the luxuries of freedom like Azruddin Mohammed while his extradition papers are processed? Instead of championing the injustices meted out to a Black brother, the Black fraternity is strangely silent.
Then, it behooves us to believe that a destitute servility exists in the ranks of the Afro-Centered Opposition, which is a very troubling situation.