AFC Calls for Independent International Probe to Establish Truth in Mohamed Shooting

By Mark DaCosta- The Alliance For Change (AFC) has called for an independent, internationally respected forensic authority to examine all the evidence surrounding the 12 October shooting outside the Kitty home of Senior Superintendent Prem Narine, head of the Special Branch. In a statement issued 8 November 2026, the party argues that the case has become too contested, and too consequential, to be settled by institutions whose own conduct is part of the dispute. It wants the Government to commission the independent review and make the findings public.

The AFC speaks of a “ballooning controversy” and insists the matter is “of grave national importance.” Few would quarrel with that. Shortly before midnight on 12 October, gunfire erupted near Narine’s Barr Street residence, and Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed was arrested together with his videographer, Mario Mohamed, and his driver, Eugene Thorne. Police say Narine fired only after coming under fire. Mohamed says he was filming what he considers a wasteful police deployment at an officer’s private home, and that he was shot at. His lawyers also allege that the three men were assaulted in custody.

The three were later charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition and with attempting to obstruct the course of justice. They pleaded not guilty and were released on bail of $750,000 each, with conditions that include keeping away from Narine and his family. Narine is also a key witness in the United States extradition proceedings involving Mohamed and his father, Nazar Mohamed, which gives the incident a significance well beyond a single night in Kitty.