‘I Could Have Been a Dead Man’: Mohamed Recounts Harrowing Night of October 12

Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed has recounted what he described as a terrifying encounter with Senior Superintendent of Police Prem Narine, head of the Guyana Police Force’s Special Branch Unit, alleging that the senior officer fired several shots in his direction during a confrontation on October 12.

Mohamed gave his account to reporters on Friday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, where he appeared alongside his driver, Eugene Thorne, and videographer, Mario Mohamed, to answer criminal charges arising from the incident. All three were granted bail of $750,000 each.

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In a defiant account, Mohamed maintained that the confrontation could have cost him his life and alleged that the shooting was a deliberate attempt to kill him.