"Gun appeared out of thin air" - lawyer slams police over arrest of Mohamed

(Kaieteur News) – Defense attorney Siand Dhurjon has vehemently rejected allegations that an unlicensed firearm was found in Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed’s vehicle, describing the discovery of the weapon by police as an “apparition” that literally appeared out of thin air to justify a politically motivated arrest.

Dhurjon’s comments were given to the media on Tuesday following the late-night arrest of Mohamed, 39, along with Mario Mohamed, 25, and driver Eugene Thorne, 35. The three men were taken into custody around 23:45 hrs after their vehicle was intercepted by police at the corner of Sandy Babb Street and Vlissengen Road. Up to press time they were still in police custody.

According to Dhurjon, law enforcement searched the black Toyota Allion multiple times without finding any illegal items, only for an unlicensed .32 Taurus pistol without a serial number and three live rounds to magically materialise later under the accelerator pedal. “The gun found in the vehicle is like an apparition to me,” Dhurjon stated. “This vehicle was searched on at least two occasions. It was searched when the police intercepted it… When Mr. Prem Narine and his ranks stopped the car, they pushed the occupants to the ground, they stomped them, they subdued them, they searched the car thoroughly—nothing was found.”