Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed is being kept at the maximum security Lusignan Prison in solitary confinement and inhuman conditions, his sister Hana Khamelia said in a video on Facebook last night.
There has been no statement from the police force or the government on the conditions under which Mohamed is being kept at the Lusignan Prison.
Mohamed was charged on Friday with a cybercrime connected to the procurement of CCTV feed on an October 12 incident in Kitty where he was fired upon by the Head of the Police Special Branch, Prem Narine.
In her video post last night Hana Khamelia outlined what she said was a plan by the government to incarcerate him at Lusignan.
She related that after he had been detained for 48 hours without charge at the Kitty Police Station, habeas corpus proceedings were launched in the High Court on Friday before Justice Nicola Pierre.
She said that just before Justice Pierre was to issue her orders the court was notified that Mohamed had been charged and was to appear at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court at 4.30 pm when the court is usually no longer functioning.
She said that his counsel had to scramble to get to the court in the midst of heavy traffic. After being charged and denied bail by the magistrate, Hana Khamelia said that Mohamed was hustled into a patrol van and through side streets away from his supporters who were demanding his immediate release.
They were then not sure which prison he had been taken to but later learnt that it was the Lusignan Prison. His counsel had been unaware of this. She said following a brief visit with Mohamed yesterday morning he was being confined in building 5 of the Lusignan Prison under the most inhumane conditions which severely affect his “physical safety, psychological well-being and fundamental human rights”.
She said that he was taken to the Lusignan prison in handcuffs and shackles as the PPP wanted to punish and humiliate him. She added that an entire floor of the building was cleared so he could be in solitary confinement. She stated that there was no ventilation, no windows and there is a bright light on 24 hours without any access to a light switch. The facility was called a punishment room, preventing him from sleeping or even thinking.
She said that he told them during a brief visit yesterday morning that it was mentally draining. She also related what were described as intolerable conditions in the prison which also saw blackouts on Friday.
Hana Khamelia said that the state of the prison was atrocious despite large amounts of money spent on it and lamented that her brother was unable to benefit from basic conditions of humane treatment such as ventilation, lighting, sanitation and exercise.
She said that the Opposition Leader made it clear that he is not eating anything in prison unless supplied by his family. He added that he would go on a hunger strike if he is not provided with home support.
He was also told that the prison food is haram whereas as a muslim he only consumes halal food. She said that this was a violation of a muslim inmate’ rights.
She added that his hands and ankles are swollen from the shackles and he was made to shower in front of prison guards. She urged members of the public to come out in their numbers on Monday at 9 am when he is supposed to return to the magistrate’s court. She said it the time to rise up in opposition to what is happening in the country and to demand change.
Meanwhile, Mohamed’s lawyers are expected to file a bail application in the High Court tomorrow, following his remand to prison until November 24 in connection with the alleged illicit procurement of CCTV footage.
His other sister, Hadiyyah Mohamed, told Kiskadee Watch yesterday that the application would be filed and one of his lawyers Roysdale Forde SC confirmed that preparations were being made to approach the High Court.
Earlier yesterday, Mohamed’s father, Nazar Mohamed, also raised concerns about the conditions in which his son is being held at Lusignan.
He said that the Opposition Leader was confined to a small, windowless room measuring approximately six feet by four feet, which he said is extremely hot and isolated from other people.
He further said that a bright light was directed at his son’s face, preventing him from sleeping, and that he was denied home-cooked meals and told he had to eat prison food.
According to him, his son refused to eat the prison food, preferring to starve rather than consume it. He also alleged that Azruddin Mohamed was kept in shackles and handcuffs and made to wear a jumpsuit, with the restraints tightened to the point of causing discomfort.
Members of Azruddin Mohamed’s party, We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) yesterday accused the government of targeting their leader. During a live discussion on social media they said that his detention raised concerns about democratic principles and respect for his constitutional office.
The participants criticised the government and the Guyana Police Force and urged supporters to stand in solidarity with the Opposition Leader. Several speakers described his detention as unlawful and alleged that the police were being used for political purposes.
Mohamed, 39, and Ryan Greene, a 20-year-old Police Constable of Guyhoc Park, Georgetown, were on Friday jointly charged with Unauthorised Giving of Electronic Data, contrary to the Cybercrime Act No. 16 of 2018.
The charge stems from an investigation into an alleged offence committed on Saturday October 24, 2026. Greene is accused of supplying CCTV footage of an incident in Kitty on October 12 during which Narine fired shots in the direction of Mohamed.
Greene was arrested on Monday October 26, 2026, while Mohamed was arrested on Wednesday October 28, 2026.
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