Nandlall Moves to Block Interim Bail Bid for Opposition Leader

By Mark DaCosta- Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC, has urged the High Court to throw out an application, filed on November 8, 2026, that seeks interim bail for Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed. His thesis is that bail cannot be sought as a standalone interim remedy while the main judicial review is still undecided, because release can only follow a ruling that the magistrate erred. The question is procedural, but it decides whether the Opposition Leader stays in custody until the main hearing on November 23.

The matter came before Justice Priscilla Chandra-Hanif at the Demerara High Court on Thursday November 12. Mohamed is contesting Magistrate Abigail Gibbs’ refusal, on October 30, to grant him bail on an charge under the Cybercrime Act 2018. His mother, Bonita Mohamed, acts as his next friend, a person who may litigate on behalf of someone unable to appear. She is asking the court to quash the magistrate’s decision and admit him to bail.

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Two legal terms matter here. An interlocutory application is a request made in the middle of a case, before final judgment, to settle an urgent or preliminary issue. Interim bail is temporary release, granted for a limited period while a larger question, such as a bail appeal or review, is pending. The defence says that waiting until November 23 would cause harm that no later ruling could undo.