President Ali, the Opposition Leader and the troubling questions about state power in Guyana.<\/p>\n
At least six reported arrests. Seven encounters with police custody. Eight or more documented court dates. 81 hours detained in October. Nine days in custody since October 28. Still behind bars!<\/p>\n
What exactly is happening in President Irfaan Ali\u2019s Guyana?<\/p>\n
Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed claims he once bankrolled Ali\u2019s governing PPP\/C, reportedly producing a G$20 million cheque as evidence.<\/p>\n
Today, Mohamed leads one of Guyana\u2019s youngest political parties, We Invest in Nationhood (WIN), which captured 16 of 65 parliamentary seats in September 2025.<\/p>\n
Once a claimed political financier. Now a political enemy!<\/p>\n
But the controversy has taken an extraordinary turn.<\/p>\n
On October 12, 2026, Mohamed was involved in an armed confrontation with Senior Superintendent Prem Narine, Head of Guyana\u2019s Special Branch, who is also a witness in Mohamed\u2019s extradition proceedings.<\/p>\n
Mohamed alleges that five to seven shots were fired at his vehicle, three striking it, describing the incident as an attempted assassination.<\/p>\n
Police offer a different account. Narine reportedly said he fired after hearing what he believed was a gunshot.<\/p>\n
Mohamed subsequently released surveillance footage, claiming it contradicted the police account of the shooting.<\/p>\n
And here is where the story becomes politically explosive!<\/p>\n
Instead of public attention remaining on the circumstances in which the country\u2019s intelligence chief fired at a vehicle carrying the Opposition Leader, Mohamed was arrested again.<\/p>\n
This time, the charge concerned how he allegedly obtained and disclosed the surveillance footage!<\/p>\n
Police allege he paid an officer G$800,000 for the recordings. Mohamed denies wrongdoing and maintains that the footage came from police sources.<\/p>\n
He remains imprisoned on remand in that case, despite holding bail in separate proceedings.<\/p>\n
So we must ask:<\/p>\n
Why is the possession of the alleged evidence producing another arrest while the circumstances of the shooting remain contested?<\/p>\n
Has the shooting been subjected to the same intensity of investigation as the alleged disclosure of the footage?<\/p>\n
And what responsibility does President Ali carry for ensuring that these investigations are independent, transparent and free from political influence?<\/p>\n
Ali maintains:<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not about politics; this is about the law taking its course.\u201d<\/p>\n
Indeed, the American sanctions against Mohamed predate his political candidacy. That fact must be acknowledged.<\/p>\n
But Ali is the President. Mohamed is the Opposition Leader. The greater responsibility for safeguarding public confidence in state institutions rests with those exercising executive power.<\/p>\n
If Mohamed was once an acceptable financial supporter of the PPP\/C, what changed when he became its political opponent?<\/p>\n
Is this the impartial exercise of the law, or is Guyana witnessing a dangerous convergence of political power, policing and prosecution?<\/p>\n
The law must investigate Mohamed. Equally, it must investigate the shooting and the conduct of the officers involved.<\/p>\n
Because democracy is not tested by how a President treats his friends, but by how the institutions under his administration treat his political enemies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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