(Demerara Waves) – The Guyana Court of Appeal on Tuesday dismissed a case by Azruddin Mohamed and his father Nazar “Shell” Mohamed that home affairs minister Oneidge Walrond was infected with political bias when she issued the Authority To Proceed (ATP) for a magistrate to conduct extradition committal proceedings.
Chancellor of the Judiciary, Roxane George-Wiltshire said the case “has absolutely no merit” and that the minister merely exercised an administrative fact in keeping with the Fugitive Offenders Act. She said the Mohameds failed to establish that the process was infected by political bias.
“On the facts of this case, bias does not arise. It is not a case of the Minister having to make a decision as between two competing parties or competing positions once the statutory provisions have been met. In carrying out this function, once the Minister addresses her mind to and has complied with the statutory considerations and requirements regarding the issuance of an ATP, the ATP must be issued,” she said.
The committal proceedings are underway before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman who received the ATP on October 30, 2025 in keeping with Section 12 of the Fugitive Offenders Act.
After receiving the authority, the magistrate issued the arrest warrants on October 31 when the duo was nabbed and handcuffed in Georgetown.
