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Politics March 17, 2026
4 Mins Read Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed leaving the High Court in Demerara accompanied by their legal team following the refusal of their application to stay extradition proceedings (Delano Williams photo/January 8, 2026) The Guyana Court of Appeal on Tuesday unanimously dismissed the judicial review appeal brought by businessmen Azruddin and Nazar Mohamed, ruling that their challenge to the Authority to Proceed (ATP) in the United States extradition case had “absolutely no merit.” In a ruling delivered by Acting Chancellor Roxane George, the appellate court upheld the earlier decision of Acting Chief Justice Navindra Singh, who on February 4 dismissed the Mohameds’ High Court application seeking to quash the ATP issued by Minister of Home Affairs Oneidge Walrond. The appeal court also ordered costs of $1.1 million each to be paid to the Minister of Home Affairs and the Attorney General. No order as to costs was made in favour of Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman, who was named as a respondent but took no active role in the appeal. The ruling clears the way for the extradition proceedings now continuing before Magistrate Latchman. The Mohammeds had argued that Walrond was disqualified from issuing the ATP because of alleged political bias, contending that Azruddin Mohamed’s status as an opposition political figure and statements made during the 2025 ... In its final conclusions, the court said the Mohammeds had failed to establish that the minister was affected by any ... The court also declined to grant any stay of the ongoing extradition proceedings, noting that any such request would be ... The appeal arose from the ATP issued by Walrond on October 30, 2025, after the United States submitted a request dated October 28, 2025 for Azruddin and Nazar Mohamed to be extradited to stand trial on federal indictments there. Following the ATP, warrants were issued and the two men were arrested, later appearing before Magistrate Latchman and obtaining bail pending the extradition proceedings. The ruling came after an expedited appeal hearing last week, during which Trinidadian Senior Counsel Douglas Mendes, appearing for the State, argued that the extradition process could not be stopped simply because Azruddin Mohamed had ... Meanwhile, the substantive committal hearing in the extradition matter continued before Magistrate Latchman on Tuesday ... ## UG, Prison Service roll out groundbreaking mental health, leadership courses for officers Previous Article
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