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Stanleytown Man Jailed, Co-Accused Remanded Over Cannabis Trafficking Charge
A 22-year-old Stanleytown man has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment, while his alleged accomplice has been remanded to prison, following their arraignment on drug trafficking charges in the Blairmont Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. Daniel Quintyn, a construction worker of Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, Berbice, and Jamera Wills, 31, of Savannah Park, New Amsterdam, were jointly […]
Mohameds’ Lawyers Using Appeals to Stall Extradition Proceedings
Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC, has revealed that lawyers representing the Mohameds are deliberately attempting to delay the ongoing extradition proceedings through what he described as frivolous and vexatious litigation. Speaking during an exclusive broadcast on Monday, Nandlall responded to developments in court on Monday, after defence attorney Roysdale Forde, SC, told reporters that his […]
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Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman refused to grant a stay of the Mohameds’ extradition proceedings, stating: “There is no stay granted in this matter. Prosecutor, call your first witness.
Mohameds’ lawyers plead with magistrate to stop extradition hearing
—Pending constitutional motion, judicial review application & Full Court appeal cited as Magistrate adjourns hearing until 10 a.m Attorneys for Nazar Mohamed and his son Azruddin Mohamed on Tuesday urged Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman not to begin their clients’ extradition committal hearing. They instead asked that the matter be adjourned/halted pending the High Court’s determination […]
Lawyers for Mohameds using appeal strategy to delay extradition proceedings – AG Nandlall
Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC, has revealed that lawyers representing the Mohameds are deliberately attempting to delay the ongoing extradition proceedings through what he described as frivolous and vexatious litigation. Speaking during an exclusive broadcast on Monday, Nandlall responded to developments in court on Monday, after defence attorney Roysdale Forde, SC, told reporters that his […]
High Court rejects bid to halt extradition proceedings against the Mohameds
-Chief justice rules that fugitives failed to meet threshold for interim relief Nazar Mohamed and his son, Azruddin Mohamed, faced another legal blow as the High Court in Demerara rejected their application to stay extradition proceedings, which they had sought while challenging what they claimed were serious constitutional issues. The father and son continue to […]
Mohameds to be taken into custody if committal order is made -AG
Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC, on Monday made it clear that once a committal order is issued in the extradition proceedings involving Azruddin and Nazar Mohamed, the law requires that they be taken into custody. “That is what the law provides for. That once the committal order is made, they are to be taken in […]
Mohameds’ stay application denied
This morning, Acting Chief Justice Navindra Singh dismissed the application seeking a stay of the extradition proceedings against Nazar Mohamed and his son, Azruddin Mohamed, without awarding any costs. With the stay denied, the extradition hearing is set to begin tomorrow before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman. Meanwhile, the High Court will reconvene on January 14, […]
Marlon Da Silva committed to stand trial for murder of Kenesha Vaughn
The case against 33-year-old Marlon Da Silva, charged with the murder of his 27-year-old reputed wife, Kenesha Vaughn, took a decisive turn on Tuesday. Magistrate Dylon Bess committed him to stand trial for the capital offence of murder at the next practicable sitting of the Demerara Criminal Assizes. Da Silva, who shares a child with […]