Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed was arrested on Wednesday for questioning in connection with an alleged $800,000 bribery to a Police Constable to obtain surveillance footage from the Safe Country System.
Crime Chief, Deputy Commissioner Wendell Blanhum confirmed to the News Room that Mohamed was arrested.
“I can confirm that Mr Azruddin Mohamed was arrested,” Blanhum said, when contacted by the News Room.
The News Room understands that the arrest relates to bribery allegedly paid for the leakage of the CCTV footage and other matters.
Mohamed was arrested at Eccles, East Bank Demerara.
The Constable, who is attached to the Guyana Police Force’s Command Centre, was also arrested and is believed to have disclosed the footage in exchange for the money.
The arrests follow the public release of the surveillance footage by Mohamed during a press conference on Monday, October 26, as he sought to support his account of an October 12 incident involving Special Branch head Prem Narine.
Just on Tuesday night, attorney General Anil Nandlall says Mohamed could face further criminal charges following allegations that he paid a police constable $800,000 to obtain surveillance footage linked to an ongoing criminal case.
Mohamed has described the incident as an assassination attempt against him.
The shooting occurred outside Narine’s residence, where police allege that the Opposition Leader and two associates were involved in conduct that led to criminal charges.
Mohamed and the two associates have already been charged in connection with the October 12 incident and granted bail.
Mohamed has described that incident as an assassination attempt against him. The shooting occurred outside Narine’s residence, where police say the Opposition Leader and two associates were involved in conduct that led to existing criminal charges.
Mohamed and two associates have already been charged in connection with the October 12 incident and granted bail. Those proceedings are separate from the investigation into how the surveillance footage was obtained.
On Tuesday, police went to Mohamed’s residence and requested that he report to the Criminal Investigation Department headquarters for questioning about an alleged corrupt transaction. According to reports of the encounter, an employee at the residence indicated that Mohamed wanted investigators to contact his attorneys.
