DPP in move to revoke Mohamed’s extradition bail

(Kaieteur News) – The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Shalimar Ali-Hack has launched an urgent High Court judicial review proceedings seeking to overturn Chief Magistrate Judy Latchman’s refusal to revoke the bail granted to Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed in his ongoing extradition case, following his arrest and charges in connection with an alleged midnight shooting incident outside the home of Special Branch Head Senior Superintendent Prem Narine and a subsequent cybercrime charge.

Filed on 11th November, 2026, under case number 2026/1060-HC-FDA-DEM-CIV, the Fixed Date Application (Urgent with Notice) names the Chief Magistrate as the Respondent and Azruddin Mohamed, 39, of Lot 19 Public Road, Houston, East Bank Demerara, as the Interested Party. According to a Notice of Hearing issued by the Registrar to the Chief Justice on 12th November, the matter is fixed for an in-person hearing before Chief Justice Navindra A. Singh in Court 1 of the Demerara High Court on 23rd November, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.

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The DPP is represented by King’s Counsel Terrence F. Williams, Herbert McKenzie, and Celine Deidrick of Templar Chambers, who were formally appointed via a Notice of Appointment filed on 11th November, 2026.