Snr Supt Narine Says He Knew About Six Killings — So Why Was No One Charged?

Senior Superintendent Prem Narine, head of the Guyana Police Force’s Special Branch, is not a junior officer recounting street rumours. He is the senior police officer responsible for the Force’s intelligence arm, and his testimony under oath has placed a series of serious questions at the centre of the extradition proceedings involving businessman and Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and his father, Nazar “Shell” Mohamed.

The most troubling question is also the simplest: If Narine says he possessed intelligence linking Azruddin Mohamed to six “execution-style” killings, why was Mohamed never arrested or charged in connection with any of them?

Narine made the claims during cross-examination before Chief Magistrate Judy Latchman in the ongoing US extradition proceedings. The United States is seeking the extradition of the Mohameds over criminal allegations arising from their gold-trading business.