Nazar Mohamed Raises Fair-Trial Concerns

Businessman Nazar Mohamed, father of Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed, is questioning whether he and his son can receive a fair and impartial hearing in Guyana, arguing that the reported review of High Court Justice Gino Persaud’s U.S. visa has heightened concerns about the environment surrounding their ongoing legal proceedings.

In a statement issued September 20, Nazar Mohamed said he had lived through successive governments but had never witnessed what he described as the sustained mobilisation of political power, State resources, media platforms and public officials against one family that he says his family has experienced over the past two years.

He linked the development to his son’s entry into politics, the growth of the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) movement and Azruddin Mohamed’s subsequent assumption of the constitutional office of Leader of the Opposition.