Judge “erred in law and in fact” – GRA tells COA

…appeals ruling quashing Mohamed’s $799.8M luxury-car tax

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has appealed a Demerara High Court ruling concerning Hana Mohamed’s 2020 Ferrari 488, challenging Justice Gino Persaud’s decision to quash the Authority’s tax assessment and restrain it from taking enforcement action against the vehicle. The appeal also relates to the dispute involving Bibi Mohamed’s 2023 Rolls-Royce Cullinan, with the tax assessments for the two vehicles totalling $799,807,731. The dispute arose from efforts by the GRA and police last year to seize two luxury vehicles-a used 2020 Ferrari 488, registration PAD 5000, and a 2023 Rolls-Royce Cullinan, registration PAE 5000. The vehicles were located at the residence of United States (US)–sanctioned and criminally indicted businessman Azruddin Mohamed, who has since become Leader of the Opposition.

The Notice of Appeal, filed on August 11, 2026, contends that Justice Persaud “erred in law and in fact” when he quashed the GRA’s tax assessment and granted the relief sought by Hana and Bibi.