The Caribbean Court of Justice this morning granted a stay on the ongoing extradition proceedings against businessmen, Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed, as it has set the 21st April 2026 as the date when it will hear the appeals filed by the Mohameds.

The stay order effectively pauses the ongoing extradition matter before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman.

The CCJ held a case management conference this morning with the Attorneys involved in the matter. The appeal will be heard by the President of the Court, Justice Winston Anderson along with Justice Maureen Rajnauth-Lee and Justice Chantal Ononaiwu.

Attorney for the Mohameds, Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde said they welcome the decision of the Court to pause the hearings in Magistrates’ Court as it considers the appeal matter.

“The Court granted the stay of execution for the proceedings in the Magistrates’ Court until the hearing and determination of the special leave application that has been filed and they have fixed it for the 21st April at 9am for hearing at the CCJ. The Court also found that our application is urgent as we asked and the Court proceeded to make a number of consequential orders addressed to the urgency, which is namely fixing it to the 21st April for hearing. We are pleased that the Court first considered the application in this short timeline and secondly that they granted a stay as the Court put it, in the interest of justice, which we have been arguing consistently from the very first day before the Magistrate that these are important issues, the issuance of the ATP by the Minister in the circumstances where we alleged that there is presumed or actual bias, we believe that a stay warranted it”, he explained.

Mr. Forde said the Defence team is set and ready for its appearance before the Caribbean Court of Justice. Attorney General Anil Nandlall has already indicated that the Prosecution’s side will defend its position.

In the application by the Mohameds to the CCJ, which was filed last Friday, the father and son are challenging the recent decision by the Court of Appeal that the Home Affairs Minister did not show bias and did her job when she caused an Authority to Proceed to be issued against them following the extradition request from the United States last October.

The Mohameds through their Attorneys, are contending that the Court of Appeal erred in law when it found that the Home Affairs Minister was exercising an administrative function in deciding whether or not to issue an Authority to Proceed (‘ATP’) which set the stage for the extradition committal proceedings against them to proceed.

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