Hughes Says Seeram Is in Prison, but Exact Location Remains Unclear

Attorney-at-law Nigel Hughes has confirmed that his client, Daniel Seeram, the National Border Patrol Director and former Region Four Chairman, is “in the prison”, but did not identify the facility holding the convicted official. The disclosure leaves critical questions unanswered about where Seeram is being detained and when the court’s remand order was finally executed.

Hughes, Seeram’s lead defence counsel, confirmed to Kaieteur News that his client is serving pre-sentencing detention in accordance with rulings by both the Magistrate’s Court and the High Court. However, sources at Lusignan Prison told the publication that Seeram had not been taken there.

The latest confirmation follows a controversy sparked by Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed, who said in a social media post on October 5 that checks at Lusignan Prison and Camp Street Prison in Georgetown indicated Seeram was not being held at either facility. Senior prison officials had confirmed Seeram had not been handed over by the police following the High Court ruling.