US EditionGuyanese businessman facing US extradition elected opposition leader
WIN party became the second-largest in parliament, enabling Mohamed’s election amid U.S. charges for smuggling over 10,000 kg of gold, authorities said.
- On Monday, Azruddin Mohamed was declared Leader of the Opposition after an election among opposition MPs at the Parliament Buildings during a brief session attended only by opposition lawmakers.
- WIN's parliamentary tally made it the second-largest party, securing Mohamed's election six months after WIN's formation.
- Last year federal indictments charged Azruddin Mohamed and Nazar Mohamed with gold smuggling and money laundering; the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned them for allegedly smuggling over 10,000 kilograms of gold and evading $50 million, prompting authorities to shutter their family businesses and commercial bank accounts.
- House Speaker Manzoor Nadir said he was in a `difficult position` yet chaired Monday's proceedings and congratulated Azruddin Mohamed, who told reporters `a person is innocent until proven guilty` and said he is ready to serve.
- The case underscores persistent government corruption in oil-rich Guyana, and until Monday, parliament had met only once since its July dissolution ahead of the September general elections.
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Guyanese businessman facing US extradition elected opposition leader
A Guyanese businessman facing extradition to the U.S. on gold smuggling and money laundering charges has been elected as Guyana's opposition leader.
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