A security guard attached to Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed has mounted a constitutional challenge against the Guyana Police Force, asking the High Court to order his immediate release after allegedly being held beyond the period permitted by law without being charged.

The habeas corpus application, first reported by journalist Travis Chase, was filed on Saturday by Mark Richmond, who contends that his continued detention in connection with the reopened investigation into the 2021 murder of Ricardo Fagundes, known as “Paper Shorts,” is unlawful and unconstitutional.

Richmond is asking the High Court to compel the Commissioner of Police to produce him before a judge to determine whether there is any lawful basis for his continued detention.