Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed will remain on bail in his extradition case after a court rejected an attempt to have his bail revoked or its conditions changed over a new police investigation.
Special Prosecutor Glenn Hanoman raised the issue before Chief Magistrate Judy Latchman today, following Mohamed’s questioning over alleged unauthorised drone activity near President Irfaan Ali’s private residence at Leonora.
Hanoman argued that the court should consider the investigation and the possibility of serious charges.
But the magistrate refused the application, finding there was not enough evidence at this stage to justify revoking or varying Mohamed’s bail.
Defence attorney Roysdale Forde called the prosecution’s application “ridiculous, flimsy and without any substance,” arguing that an investigation alone was not enough.
Forde said the court accepted the defence’s arguments, while stressing that the President is entitled to protection and safety.
Mohamed was questioned by police Thursday night after a drone was found in the vehicle in which he was travelling near Leonora.
He was later released on self-bail.
The police investigation remains ongoing, while Mohamed remains on bail in the separate United States extradition proceedings.
Meanwhile, the extradition hearing itself moved into another contentious area today, with questions now being raised over the trail of documents supporting the US case.
During the hearing, the defence sought information about how the documents were collected from the Attorney General’s Chambers, and how they were transmitted and kept.
That comes as Special Branch head Senior Superintendent Prem Narine told the court that some records relating to the collection of the documents had been disposed of.
Narine also said operational records from the Brickdam Police Station for October 31, 2025, could be produced.
Chief Magistrate Judy Latchman ordered him to produce those records when the hearing continues September 7.
