The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has granted a stay of extradition proceedings involving Nazar Mohamed and Azruddin Mohamed, temporarily halting the matter as it considers an application for special leave to appeal.
In a press release issued Thursday, the Trinidad and Tobago-based court said it convened a case management conference (CMC) on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in the matter of Nazar Mohamed and Azruddin Mohamed v Minister of Home Affairs, Attorney General and Magistrate of Guyana.
“The Court considered that it was in the interest of justice that a stay of proceedings be granted in the matter until its decision on the application for special leave and set an expedited schedule for the hearing of the matter,” the CCJ stated.
Azruddin Mohamed, Guyana’s Leader of the Opposition and head of the political party We Invest in Nationhood (WIN), which holds 16 seats in the National Assembly, and his father Nazar Mohamed are the subjects of an extradition request made by the United States Government on October 30, 2025. The request seeks their extradition to face an 11-count criminal indictment, including allegations of conspiracy, mail and wire fraud, and money laundering.
Following the request, Guyana’s Minister of Home Affairs issued an Authority to Proceed under the Fugitive Offenders Act. On October 31, 2025, Magistrate Judy Latchman issued arrest warrants, initiating extradition proceedings in the Court of Committal, which are still ongoing.
The Mohameds subsequently filed judicial review proceedings in December 2025, challenging the validity of the Authority to Proceed and seeking to halt the extradition process. However, their claims were dismissed by the High Court on February 4, 2026, and again by the Court of Appeal on March 17, 2026, with both courts refusing to grant a stay.
The CCJ noted that the CMC was procedural and focused on urgency and the need for the matter to proceed swiftly. As part of its directions, the court ordered the respondents to file affidavits in opposition by April 2, 2026.
Written submissions in support of the application for special leave are to be filed by April 10, 2026, with replies due by April 15, 2026. The application is scheduled to be heard via video conference on April 21, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. (AST).
The panel comprised CCJ President Justice Winston Anderson, along with Justices Rajnauth-Lee and Ononaiwu.
The applicants were represented by Senior Counsel Fyard Hosein and Roysdale Forde, along with attorneys Siand Dhurjon, Damien Da Silva, and Aadam Hosein. The respondents included the Minister of Home Affairs, represented by Senior Counsel Douglas Mendes and attorney Clay Hackett; the Attorney General, represented by Senior Counsel Anil Nandlall and a team including Solicitor General Nigel Hawke, Deputy Solicitor General Shoshanna Lall, and attorney Dishon Persaud; and Magistrate Judy Latchman, represented by Arudranauth Gossai.
The CCJ also indicated that the application for special leave will be livestreamed on its official YouTube channel.
