A Five-Year Forecast and the CCJ’s Extradition Ruling
A Guyana Times letter by Ayinde Sampson contrasts a reported November 2025 forecast by Azruddin Mohamed with the Caribbean Court of Justice’s July 29, 2026 ruling allowing the extradition hearing to continue. Sampson’s concern that further delays could harm public confidence is his argument, not a finding by the court.
Guyana Times published a letter by Ayinde Sampson comparing a statement attributed to Azruddin Mohamed in November 2025 with a later court ruling. Sampson says Mohamed forecast that the extradition proceedings would take another five years and involve four other magistrates. On July 29, 2026, the Caribbean Court of Justice dismissed the Mohameds’ challenge to the Authority to Proceed, clearing the way for the extradition hearing to continue.
Sampson says the case has passed through the Magistrates’ Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and CCJ. The United States is seeking the extradition of Azruddin Mohamed and his father, Nazar, to face an 11-count federal indictment in the Southern District of Florida. The charges include allegations of conspiracy, mail and wire fraud, money laundering and customs-related offences connected to an alleged international gold-export scheme.
The CCJ ruling’s stated effect was to allow the extradition hearing to continue. Separately, Sampson argues that continued delays could damage public confidence in the judiciary. The letter does not establish that the court is participating in a plan to delay the case.