—Hanoman says further charges contemplated, including over Fagundes killing
Chief Magistrate Judy Latchman today again refused an application by prosecutor Glen Hanoman to revoke Azruddin Mohamed’s bail, ruling that no substantial grounds had been established to warrant such a decision.
Hanoman told the court that further charges were being contemplated against Mohamed, including in connection with the murder of Ricardo Fagundes, witness tampering, obstruction of justice and cybercrime-related offences.
In rejecting the application, Magistrate Latchman said that additional charges did not, by themselves, satisfy the court that Mohamed had committed or was likely to commit an offence. She said breaches of bail conditions had to be established and there was no evidence that Mohamed was a flight risk or had supplied the court with an incorrect address.
Hanoman had submitted that several persons whom he described as Mohamed’s alleged co-conspirators had given statements concerning the Fagundes killing. He said advice was being awaited before a murder charge could be instituted.
The proposed charges outlined by Hanoman remained allegations before the court. The magistrate’s ruling left Mohamed’s bail in place.
Latchman had yesterday also rejected an application to revoke Mohamed’s bail in the ongoing extradition proceedings, finding that separate pending criminal charges were insufficient to justify revocation. Despite that ruling, Mohamed remained in custody on the separate cybercrime charge concerning the alleged unauthorised disclosure of police surveillance footage, for which he and Police Constable Ryan Greene were remanded until November 24 after pleading not guilty on October 30.
Mohamed and his father, Nazar Mohamed, are the subjects of ongoing extradition proceedings following a request from the United States. The two were granted $150,000 bail each on October 31, 2025, after appearing before Latchman. Their initial conditions included surrendering their Guyanese passports and reporting weekly to the Ruimveldt Police Station. The extradition request followed an 11-count US indictment concerning alleged gold smuggling, fraud and money laundering.
Fagundes, known as ‘Paper Shorts’, was shot dead outside Palm Court on Main Street, Georgetown, on March 21, 2021. Two gunmen opened fire on him after he left the establishment around 10 pm. An autopsy found that he had been shot about 20 times.
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